pluripotent

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Etymology

From pluri- +‎ potent.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /plɔːɹɪˈpəʊt(ə)nt/

Adjective

pluripotent (not comparable)

1. Able to develop into more than one mature cell or tissue type, but not all.
   • 2011, Terence Allen and Graham Cowling, The Cell: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford 2011, p. 99:

     As the embryo grows, ‘pluripotent’ stem cells appear, which are limited in their potency.

Translations

able to develop into any cell type

• Japanese: 多能性の (tanōsei no)

Synonyms

• pluripotential

Related terms

• pluripotency

See also

• multipotent
• oligopotent
• totipotent
• unipotent