幼よう若じゃく

na-adjective, noun

juvenile; immature; young

Formal term used mainly in medical, biological, or technical writing to describe organisms or cells that are not yet fully developed. Not used in everyday conversation about children.

• 幼よう若じゃくな細さい胞ぼうはまだ分ぶん化かしていない。

  Juvenile cells have not yet differentiated.

• この動どう物ぶつの幼よう若じゃく個こ体たいは親おやとは色いろが異ことなる。

  The juvenile individuals of this animal differ in color from the adults.