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Etymology

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embryonic +‎ -like

Adjective

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embryoniclike (comparative more embryoniclike, superlative most embryoniclike)

  1. Resembling embryonic cells
    • 2007 June 7, Nicholas Wade, “Biologists Make Skin Cells Work Like Stem Cells”, in New York Times[1]:
      It “raises no serious moral problem, because it creates embryoniclike stem cells without creating, harming or destroying human lives at any stage,” said Richard Doerflinger, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ’ spokesman on stem cell issues.