multipotent

American  

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

Also multipotential

adjective

1. having power to produce or influence several effects or results.

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Etymology

Origin of multipotent

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

Example Sentences

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

From Science Daily

There are hosts, like satirist Ziwe and the multipotent Keke Palmer, who can do their jobs not in spite of, but because of the cultural moment.

From Washington Post

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

Sox9+ ductal cells are multipotent progenitors throughout development but do not produce new endocrine cells in the normal or injured adult pancreas.

From Nature

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

From Nature