nascent state

noun

, Chemistry.

1. the condition of an element at the instant it is set free from a combination in which it has previously existed.

Word History and Origins

Origin of nascent state¹

First recorded in 1790–1800

Example Sentences

While the medical applications of such technology could be wide-ranging, moving it from its current, nascent state will require the close oversight of the Food and Drug Administration, which would not comment specifically on Neuralink.

From Vox

Oxygen, especially in the nascent state, is very powerful upon dyes.

From Project Gutenberg

To express this fact elements at the instant of liberation are said to be in the nascent state.

From Project Gutenberg

He declares that no kind of rocks known to us can be proved to belong to 'a nascent state 51 of the planet.'

From Project Gutenberg

The same is true of oxygen in the nascent state as illustrated by the use of hypochlorites for the same purpose.

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Considerable as these additions were, the nascent State could not even yet be considered as important in size.

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