multipotency

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noun

The ability of a progenitor cell to develop into a limited number of cell types.

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multipotentialmultipotentiality
OriginEnglish potency ← Middle English multi- ← Latin multī →
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Meanings

nounmultipotency (countable and uncountable, plural multipotencies)

plural multipotencies

  1. countableuncountabledevelopmental biologybiologyThe ability of a progenitor cell to develop into a limited number of cell types.

    Synonyms: multipotential, multipotentiality

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe ability of a progenitor cell to develop into a limited number of cell types.

Similar
multipotentialmultipotentiality
Also see
multipotentialmultipotentiality

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mel-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ml̥tós?
  3. Proto-Italic*moltos
  4. Latinmultus
  5. Latinmultī
  6. Middle Englishmulti-
  7. Englishmulti-
  8. Englishpotency
  9. Englishmultipotency

From multi- + potency.

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APA

multipotency. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multipotency

MLA

“multipotency.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multipotency. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “multipotency,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multipotency.

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