ə̇n|stā](ˌ)tünəˈsendē, -|sta], ](ˌ)chü-, -ˌdī; -|stä(ˌ)tünäˈskendē\
Etymology: Latin, in the state of being born
: 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