nascent (redirected from nascency)

nascent /nas·cent/ (nas´ent) (na´sent)

1. being born; just coming into existence.

2. just liberated from a chemical combination, and hence more reactive because uncombined.

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nas·cent (nsnt, nsnt)

adj.

1. Coming into existence; emerging.

2. Of or relating to the state of a chemical element at the moment it is set free from one of its compounds.

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nascen·cy n.

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nascent (nas´nt, nā´snt),

adj literal meaning: recently born. Also, just released from chemical combination.

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nascent

1. being born; just coming into existence.

2. just liberated from a chemical reaction, and hence more reactive.

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nascent DNA

see okazaki fragments.