Water is a transparent and nearly colorless chemical substance that is the main constituent of Earth's streams, lakes, and oceans, and the fluids of most living organisms. Its chemical formula is H2O, meaning that its molecule contains one oxygen and two hydrogen atoms, that are connected by covalent bonds.
1. recently born; called also neonatal. 2. newborn infant. postmature newborn (post-term newborn) post-term infant. premature newborn (preterm newborn) preterm infant.
Wiktionary (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: placenta (Noun). A vascular organ in mammals, except monotremes and marsupials, present only in the female during gestation. It supplies food and oxygen from the mother to the foetus, and passes back waste. It is implanted in the wall of the uterus and links to the foetus through the umbilical cord.