Biol. capable of developing into only a single type of cell or tissue: said of certain, esp. embryonic, cells
Origin of unipotent
uni- + potentunipotent
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unipotent
adjective
Capable of developing into only one type of cell or tissue.
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Adjective
(not comparable)
- (biology) Having the capacity to develop into only one type of cell or tissue
- (mathematics) Having a single idempotent element
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unipotent - Medical Definition
adj.
Capable of developing into only one type of cell or tissue.
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