01 a. Commencing, or in process of development; beginning to exist or to grow; coming into being; as, a nascent germ.
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Commencing, or in process of development; beginning to exist or to grow; coming into being; as, a nascent germ.“Nascent passions and anxieties.” — Berkley.
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Evolving; being evolved or produced; as, nascent oxygen.(Chem.)
Phrases & compounds
Nascent state —
the fleeting or momentary state of an uncombined atom or radical just separated from one compound, and not yet united with another, -- a hypothetical condition implying peculiarly active chemical properties; as, hydrogen in the nascent state is a strong reducer.