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From pluri- +‎ potent.

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pluripotent (not comparable)

  1. Having much or unlimited potential to develop in a certain way, especially in a desirable fashion.
    Synonym: multipotent
  2. (biology) Able to develop into more than one mature cell or tissue type, but not all.
    Coordinate terms: multipotent; totipotent, oligopotent, unipotent
    • 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.

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Adjective

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

  1. (biology) pluripotent
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