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embryonate

Syllabification: (em·bry·o·nate)
Pronunciation: /ˈembrēəˌnāt/

Definition of embryonate

adjective

  • (of an egg) containing an embryo.

verb

[no object] (usually as adjective embryonated)
  • (of an egg) develop into an embryo:embryonated duck eggs the eggs were allowed two weeks to embryonate
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