nas*cent |ˈnāsənt; ˈnasənt|
adjective
(esp. of a process or organization) just coming into existence and beginning to display signs of future potential : the nascent space industry.
• Chemistry (chiefly of hydrogen) freshly generated in a reactive form.
DERIVATIVES
nascence noun
nascency noun
ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Latin nascent- ‘being born,’ from the verb nasci.
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