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germinal

adjective as in embryonic

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My worry is that psychedelics may intensify attitudes that were already present in some germinal form.

From Time

But the most fascinating sections are the germinal passages upon which Agee would build and elaborate in the final version.

Germinal by Émile Zola My favorite reportorial 19th-century novel.

From the germinal impression of a description, all the details grow; to this primary impression they all contribute.

In a one-celled individual, there is no distinction between germinal and bodily functions.

In the youngest egg which I had, the germinal disc was already divided into four segments by two furrows at right angles.

The furrows in this case reached quite to the edge of the germinal disc.

Where it cuts the surface it forms the zone of lighter colour immediately surrounding the germinal disc.

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On this page you'll find 123 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to germinal, such as: burgeoning, fledgling, growing, incipient, nascent, and promising.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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