nascent state

American  

noun

Chemistry.

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

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Etymology

Origin of nascent state

First recorded in 1790–1800

Example Sentences

It invested in its nascent state, providing services like vaccination drives and trash collection that, at times, rivaled those of the governments they had usurped.

From New York Times • Mar. 23, 2019

With Washington’s latest power dynamics in their nascent state, Tuesday’s events illustrated the weight of Trump’s voice in discussions on Capitol Hill.

From Washington Post • Jan. 3, 2017

Their policy push happened just as the larger public’s perceptions about nanotechnology—was it Drexlerian nanobots or a more incremental blend of physics and chemistry?—were still in a nascent state.

From Slate • Sep. 8, 2016

Two years ago last week, leader Abu Bakr Baghdadi declared his nascent state the caliphate after a stunning series of military victories.

From Time • Jul. 5, 2016

The metallic constituents of these substances would naturally be attacked by water, evolving hydrogen; and the hydrogen, in its nascent state, would probably unite with the liberated silicon to form hydrogen silicide.

From Acetylene, the Principles of Its Generation and Use A Practical Handbook on the Production, Purification, and Subsequent Treatment of Acetylene for the Development of Light, Heat, and Power by Leeds, F. H. (Frank Henley)