pluripotent
English
Etymology
From pluri- + potent.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /plʊəˈɹɪpətənt/
Adjective
pluripotent (not comparable)
- (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.
- 2011, Terence Allen and Graham Cowling, The Cell: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford 2011, p. 99:
Synonyms
- pluripotential
Related terms
- pluripotency
Translations
able to develop into any cell type
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See also
- multipotent
- oligopotent
- totipotent
- unipotent
French
Adjective
pluripotent (feminine singular pluripotente, masculine plural pluripotents, feminine plural pluripotentes)
- (biology) pluripotent
Related terms
- pluripotence