pluripotent

English

Etymology

From pluri- +‎ potent.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /plʊəˈɹɪpətənt/

Adjective

pluripotent (not comparable)

1. Having much or unlimited potential to develop in a certain way, especially in a desirable fashion.
2. (biology) Able to develop into more than one mature cell or tissue type, but not all.
   • 2011, Terence Allen, Graham Cowling, The Cell: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford, page 99:

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

Synonyms

• pluripotential

Related terms

• pluripotency

Translations

able to develop into any cell type

• French: pluripotent (fr)
• Italian: pluripotente (it)
• Japanese: 多能性の (tanōsei no)
• Persian: پرتوان (por-tavân)

See also

• multipotent
• oligopotent
• totipotent
• unipotent

French

Adjective

pluripotent (feminine pluripotente, masculine plural pluripotents, feminine plural pluripotentes)

1. (biology) pluripotent

Related terms

• pluripotence