pluripotent
adjective
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Pronunciation: /plʊəˈɹɪpətənt/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *pléh₁yōs Proto-Italic *plēōs Old Latin plousder. Latin plūs Latin plūris Latin pluri-bor. English pluri- English potent English pluripotent From pluri- + potent.
- Having much or unlimited potential to develop in a certain way, especially in a desirable fashion.
- 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.”
“After injecting the virus into the eye, the pluripotent genes were then switched on by feeding the mouse an antibiotic.”