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Main Entry: plu·rip·o·tent
Pronunciation: plu-'rip-&t-&nt
Function: adjective
1 : not fixed as to developmentalpotentialities : having developmental plasticity pluripotent cell> <pluripotent embryonic tissue>
2 : capable of affecting more than one organor tissue
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pluripotent plu·rip·o·tent (pl&oobreve;-rĭp'ə-tənt) or plu·ri·po·ten·tial (pl&oobreve;r'ĭ-pə-těn'shəl)
adj.

  1. Capable of affecting more than one organ or tissue.

  2. Not fixed as to potential development. Used of an embryonic cell.

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