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Definition of multipotent in English English dictionary
- Having the power to do many different things
- Describing a cell that can give rise to a limited number of several different types of cell
- {a} possessed of very great power
- able to many things; "multipotent drugs
- able to many things; "multipotent drugs"
- Having manifold power, or power to do many things
- Cells that are commited to producing cells that have a particular function e g blood stem cells are multipotent: they can produce red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets (cells that aid the clotting of blood)
- A cell or tissue able to form several different kinds of cells or tissues