Associations to the word «Nascent»

NASCENT, adjective. Emerging; just coming into existence.

NASCENT, adjective. (mathematics) (obsolete) Describing a quantity of object that is starting to grow from zero or an infinitesimal beginning. Also the creation or identification of an infinitesimal delta.

NASCENT, adjective. Describing the state, aspect, or practice of an abstract concept.

NASCENT, adjective. (chemistry) Of the state of an element at the time it is being generated from some compound or transitioning from one state to another; Newly released from a compound (especially hydrogen and oxygen) by a chemical reaction or electrolysis and possessing heightened reactivity; Newly synthesized (especially protein or RNA) by translation or transcription.

NASCENT HYDROGEN, noun. (chemistry) monatomic hydrogen that exists transiently after the reduction of a hydrogen ion; generated from zinc and hydrochloric acid; it is a strong reducing agent

NASCENT PROTEIN, noun. A protein as it is being formed by a ribosome before it folds into its active shape.

NASCENT PROTEINS, noun. Plural of nascent protein

NASCENT, adjective. Being born or beginning; "the nascent chicks"; "a nascent insurgency".