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Embryonic vs Embryoniclike - What's the difference?

embryonic | embryoniclike |

As adjectives the difference between embryonic and embryoniclike

is that embryonic is (embryology) of or relating to an embryo while embryoniclike is resembling embryonic cells.

embryonic

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (embryology) Of or relating to an embryo.
  • (figuratively) Something, especially a project, that is very new and is still evolving; something that has yet to reach its full potential.

    • Synonyms

    * embryonal (much less common )

    embryoniclike

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Resembling embryonic cells
  • * {{quote-news, year=2007, date=June 7, author=Nicholas Wade, title=Biologists Make Skin Cells Work Like Stem Cells, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=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. }}