in statu nascendi

in sta·​tu nas·​cen·​di

ə̇n¦stā|(ˌ)tünəˈsendē,

-¦sta|,

|(ˌ)chü-,

-ˌdī;

-¦stä(ˌ)tünäˈskendē

: in the nascent state

produce the aldehyde in statu nascendi

—C. D. Hurd

: in the course of being formed or developed

if … isolation can promote the formation of full species, such species must in statu nascendi pass through a phase of less than specific distinction

—Fridthjof Økland

Word History

Etymology

Latin, in the state of being born

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