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multipotent

American

[muhl-tip-uh-tuhnt] / mʌlˈtɪp ə tənt /

Also multipotential

adjective

having power to produce or influence several effects or results.

Etymology

Origin of multipotent

First recorded in 1600–10; multi- + potent ¹

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multipotent

These multipotent cells can develop into various types of tissue, including bone.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2025

On its Web site, the Utah Cord Bank touts its products as containing “young multipotent cells” that can turn into many kinds of tissue.

From The New Yorker ● May 7, 2019

Functionally distinct subsets of lineage-biased multipotent progenitors control blood production in normal and regenerative conditions.

From Nature ● Jan. 23, 2018

Figure 3.34 Hematopoiesis The process of hematopoiesis involves the differentiation of multipotent cells into blood and immune cells.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

Not the archangel Gabriel, nor his multipotent adversary, durst attempt any such thing!'

From Continental Monthly , Vol. 5, No. 6, June, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy by Various

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