pluripotentialityn.
/ˌplʊərɪpəˌtɛnʃɪˈalᵻti/, /plɔːrɪpəˌtɛnʃɪˈalᵻti/, U.S. /ˌplʊrəpəˌtɛn(t)ʃiˈælədi/ Biology.
= pluripotency n.
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the world > life > biology > biological processes > development, growth, or degeneration > [noun] > growth > ability to develop in any of several ways
pluripotentiality1925
pluripotency1927
pluripotence1942
1925 Lancet 3 Oct. 710/2 It would seem to follow that, within the area of the ‘regional mosaic’, there is some amount of pluripotentiality present in the bud.
1956 R. W. Evans Histol. Appearances Tumours xi. 165 The question of the pluripotentiality and transmutation of lymphocytes into other cells is considered by many authors to be concerned with the enigmatic disappearance of lymphocytes.
1988 Nature 15 Dec. 688/1 ES cell pluripotentiality, including the ability to give rise to functional gametes, is preserved after prolonged culture in Buffalo rat liver media as a source of DIA.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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