"pluripotent" meaning in English

See pluripotent in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /plʊəˈɹɪpətənt/ [UK]
Etymology: From pluri- + potent. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pluri|potent}} pluri- + potent Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} pluripotent (not comparable)
  1. Having much or unlimited potential to develop in a certain way, especially in a desirable fashion. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: multipotent
    Sense id: en-pluripotent-en-adj-fM5G2DQC Categories (other): English terms prefixed with pluri- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pluri-: 55 45
  2. (biology) Able to develop into more than one mature cell or tissue type, but not all. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Biology Translations (able to develop into most cell types): pluripotent (French), πλειοδύναμος (pleiodýnamos) [masculine] (Greek), πλειοδύναμη (pleiodýnami) [feminine] (Greek), πλειοδύναμο (pleiodýnamo) [neuter] (Greek), pluripotente (Italian), 多能性の (tanōsei no) (Japanese), پرتوان (por-tavân) (Persian)
    Sense id: en-pluripotent-en-adj-mtemO1k- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pluri-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Persian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pluri-: 55 45 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 27 73 Topics: biology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'able to develop into most cell types': 22 78
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: pluripotential Related terms: pluripotency

Alternative forms

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