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Definition of Nascent

1. Adjective. Being born or beginning. "A nascent insurgency"

Definition of Nascent

1. a. Commencing, or in process of development; beginning to exist or to grow; coming into being; as, a nascent germ.

Definition of Nascent

1. coming into existence [adj]

Medical Definition of Nascent

1. 1. Commencing, or in process of development; beginning to exist or to grow; coming into being; as, a nascent germ. "Nascent passions and anxieties." (Berkley) 2. Evolving; being evolved or produced. Nascent state, the supposed instantaneous or momentary state of an uncombined atom or radical just separated from one compound acid, and not yet united with another, a hypothetical condition implying peculiarly active chemical properties; as, hydrogen in the nascent state is a strong reducer. Origin: L. Nascens, -entis, p.pr. Nasci to be born. See Nation, and cf. Naissant. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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