pluripotent en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /plʊəˈɹɪpətənt/ (UK)
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.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Having much or unlimited potential to develop in a certain way, especially in a desirable fashion.
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(not-comparable) 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:
Coordinates
totipotent · multipotent · unipotent · oligopotent
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Translations (6)
fr pluripotent (able to develop into most cell types) · ja 多能性の (able to develop into most cell types) · fa پرتوان (able to develop into most cell types) · it pluripotente (able to develop into most cell types) · el πλειοδύναμος (able to develop into most cell types) · es pluripotente (able to develop into most cell types)