embryo

BrE /ˈem.brəʊ/ AmE /ˈɛm.bri.oʊ/

noun en → es

1 BIOLOGY [singular] C1

the early stage of development of a plant or animal before it is born, hatched, or germinated

embrionario, embrión

Collocations embryo research · human embryo

  • Scientists are studying the effects of certain chemicals on human embryos.

    Los científicos están estudiando los efectos de ciertos químicos en embriones humanos.

2 METAPHOR [singular] B2

used to refer to something that is in an early stage of development and not yet fully formed or complete

en etapa embrionaria, en fase inicial

Collocations embryo project · embryo idea

  • The company's new product is still in the embryo stage.

    El nuevo producto de la empresa aún está en una etapa embrionaria.