Source Word
nascent
IPA(Pronunciation)
Sense(1)
Sense(2)
Sense(4)
(chemistry)
Of
the
state
of
an
element
at
the
time
it
is
being
generated
from
some
compound
or
transitioning
from
one
state
to
another;
Newly
released
from
a
compound
(especially
hydrogen
and
oxygen)
by
a
chemical
reaction
or
electrolysis
and
possessing
heightened
reactivity;
Newly
synthesized
(especially
protein
or
RNA)
by
translation
or
transcription.