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Meaning of pluripotent | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C1
plʊəˈɹɪpətənt

Definitions

  1. Having much or unlimited potential to develop in a certain way, especially in a desirable fashion.
    not-comparable
  2. Able to develop into more than one mature cell or tissue type, but not all.
    not-comparable

Equivalents

Español pluripotente
فارسی پرتوان
Français pluripotent
Italiano pluripotente
日本語 多能性の

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

pluripotential pluriresistant plurisecular plurisegmental pluriseptate plurisexual

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