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pluripotent

[ ploo r-uh-poht-nt ]
/ ˌplʊər əˈpoʊt nt /
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adjective Biology.

(of a cell) capable of developing into any type of cell or tissue except those that form a placenta or embryo: pluripotent stem cells.

Nearby words

  1. pluralize,
  2. plurally,
  3. pluri-,
  4. pluriglandular,
  5. pluriliteral,
  6. pluripotential,
  7. pluripresence,
  8. plurry,
  9. plus,
  10. plus ca change

Origin of pluripotent

1915–20; < Latin plūr- (stem of plūs ‘plus’) + English potent1
Related formsplu·ri·po·ten·cy, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for pluripotent

pluripotent

/ (ˌplʊrɪˈpəʊtənt) /

adjective

biology capable of differentiating into different types of body cell
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Medicine definitions for pluripotent

pluripotent

[ plu-rĭp′ə-tənt ]

adj.

Capable of affecting more than one organ or tissue.
Not fixed as to potential development. Used of an embryonic cell.
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