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pluripotent

/plʊəˈɹɪpətənt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.40 in modern English

Syllables
pluripo-tent
IPA
/plʊəˈɹɪpətənt/
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having much or unlimited potential to develop in a certain way, especially in a desirable fashion.

adj

Able to develop into more than one mature cell or tissue type, but not all.

Example Sentences

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.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /plʊəˈɹɪpətənt/

Derived Forms

nonpluripotent

Frequently Paired Words

pluripotency multipotent totipotent oligopotent unipotent

Synonyms

multipotent pluripotential

Questions

How do you pronounce pluripotent?
The recorded pronunciation is /plʊəˈɹɪpətənt/.
What does pluripotent mean?
Having much or unlimited potential to develop in a certain way, especially in a desirable fashion.
Where does pluripotent come from?
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.

How to pronounce pluripotent

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