pluripotent

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /plʊəˈɹɪpətənt/

Adjective

pluripotent (not comparable)

1. (biology) 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.

Synonyms

• pluripotential

Related terms

• pluripotency

Translations

• French: pluripotent
• Italian: pluripotente

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