pluripotent
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prettygoodwordpluripotent (ploor-uh-POHT-nt) - adj., capable of developing in many or unlimited ways; (biol.) capable of developing into any type of cell or tissue except those that form a placenta or embryo; (med.) capable of having more than one effect.
Often used of stem cells. Coined in the 1910s from Latin prefix plūri-, combining form of plūs, more (from PIE root meaning many) + English potent, which contains the concepts of both potential and potency.
---L.
Often used of stem cells. Coined in the 1910s from Latin prefix plūri-, combining form of plūs, more (from PIE root meaning many) + English potent, which contains the concepts of both potential and potency.
---L.
