na·scent
adj 1 : coming or having recently come into existence : beginning to develop <neuroblasts migrating into a ganglion> <the folding of polypeptide chains> 2 : of, relating to, or being an atom or substance at the moment of its formation usu. with the implication of greater reactivity than otherwise < hydrogen> .
Similar sounding terms: nauseant
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