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| nas·cent [ náyss'nt, náss'nt ] |
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1. just beginning to develop: in the process of emerging, being born, or starting to develop
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2. produced in reaction medium: in the process of being created in a reaction medium, often in a highly active form
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| [Early 17th century. < Latin nascent-, present participle of nasci "be born"] |
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  nas·cence noun |
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