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nascent

nas·cent [ náyss'nt, náss'nt ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. just beginning to develop: in the process of emerging, being born, or starting to develop

2. produced in reaction medium: in the process of being created in a reaction medium, often in a highly active form

[Early 17th century. < Latin nascent-, present participle of nasci "be born"]

nas·cence noun
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