The lungs of the foetus are still undeveloped.
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undeveloped — UK US /ˌʌndɪˈveləpt/ adjective ► not developed, used, or advanced: »Rhum is the UK s largest undeveloped gas field. ► ECONOMICS used to describe countries that are much less developed economically than most others, with very little industry, and… … Financial and business terms
undeveloped — index deficient, dormant, imperfect, inadequate, inexperienced, juvenile, latent, partial (relating to a pan:) … Law dictionary
undeveloped — 1736, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + pp. of DEVELOP (Cf. develop). In ref. to film, it is attested from 1939 … Etymology dictionary
undeveloped — [adj] immature abortive, backward, behindhand, embryonic, half baked, ignored, inchoate, incipient, inexperienced, latent, potential, primitive, primordial, unactualized, underdeveloped, unevolved, unprogressive, untaught, untrained; concepts 485 … New thesaurus
undeveloped — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not having developed or been developed … English terms dictionary
undeveloped — [spelling only] … English World dictionary
undeveloped — [[t]ʌ̱ndɪve̱ləpt[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n An undeveloped country or region does not have modern industries and usually has a low standard of living. The big losers will be the undeveloped countries, especially sub Saharan Africa. 2) ADJ… … English dictionary
undeveloped — un|de|vel|oped [ˌʌndıˈveləpt] adj 1.) used in order to describe land which has not yet been used for building, farming etc ▪ an undeveloped stretch of coastline 2.) used in order to describe a country or area that does not have modern industry,… … Dictionary of contemporary English
undeveloped — un|de|vel|oped [ ,ʌndı veləpt ] adjective 1. ) undeveloped land has not been used for building or industry 2. ) an undeveloped country is poor and does not have modern industries or advanced technology: DEVELOPING 3. ) not fully grown: The lungs… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
undeveloped — un·de·vel·oped .ən di vel əpt adj lacking in development: not developed <physiologically undeveloped> … Medical dictionary
