embryolike

English

Etymology

From embryo +‎ -like.

Adjective

embryolike (comparative more embryolike, superlative most embryolike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of an embryo.
    • 2017 March 21, Carl Zimmer, “A New Form of Stem-Cell Engineering Raises Ethical Questions”, in The New York Times‎[1], archived from the original on 23 March 2017:
      In recent years, scientists have moved beyond in vitro fertilization. They are starting to assemble stem cells that can organize themselves into embryolike structures.
    • 2023 June 14, Brenda Goodman, “Scientists report creation of first human synthetic model embryos”, in CNN‎[2]:
      A team of researchers in the United States and United Kingdom say they have created the world’s first synthetic human embryo-like structures from stem cells, bypassing the need for eggs and sperm.
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