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Beginning to be, or to show itself; commencing; initial; as, the incipient stage of a fever; incipient light of day. -- In*cip"i*ent*ly, adv.

nt, which is inclosed in the seed and which is developed by germination. In embryo, in an incipient or undeveloped state; in conception, but not yet executed. "The company little suspected what a noble work I had then in embryo." Swift.

The formation of frit or slag by heat with but incipient fusion.

Beginning; commencement; incipient state.

Of or pertaining to the beginning; marking the commencement; incipient; commencing; as, the initial symptoms of a disease.

In an initial or incipient manner or degree; at the beginning. Barrow.

Spenser. To nip in the bud, to cut off at the verycommencement of growth; to kill in the incipient stage.

An incipient ovule of soft cellular tissue.

The form or shape given to materials; fashion or shape; form; figure. Burill. Incipient species (Zoöl.), a subspecies, or variety, which is in process of becoming permanent, and thus changing to a true species, usually by isolation in localities from which other varieties are excluded.

A race or strain differing in certain characters from the parent breed; an incipient breed.

To be affected with incipient putrefaction; as, meat soon taints in warm weather.

infusion of malt, which ferments and forms beer; hence, any similar liquid in a state of incipient fermentation.