pluripotent
adjUK /plʊəˈɹɪpətənt/
Etymology From pluri- + potent.
1
Having much or unlimited potential to develop in a certain way, especially in a desirable fashion.
2
Biology, Natural sciences Able to develop into more than one mature cell or tissue type, but not all.
- As the embryo grows, ‘pluripotent’ stem cells appear, which are limited in their potency.2011, Terence Allen, Graham Cowling, The Cell: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford, page 99:
- After injecting the virus into the eye, the pluripotent genes were then switched on by feeding the mouse an antibiotic.2022 June 2, Sandee LaMotte, “The ‘Benjamin Button’ effect: Scientists can reverse aging in mice. The goal is to do the same for humans”, in CNN:
- Synonyms
- pluripotential
- Derived terms
- nonpluripotent
- Related terms
- pluripotency