• Pluripotent

    Pronunciation

    • UK IPA: /plɔːɹɪˈpəʊt(É™)nt/

    Origin

    From - + potent.

    Full definition of pluripotent

    Adjective

    pluripotent

    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.

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