[biological compounds] The pluripotency of biological compounds describes the ability of certain substances to produce several distinct biological responses. For example, in immunology many cytokines are pluripotent, in that each of these compounds can activate specific behavior in some cell types and inhibit other behavior in other cell ty... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluripotency_(biological_compounds)
(ploor″ĭ-po´tәn-se) the ability to develop or act in any one of several possible ways. the ability to affect more than one organ or tissue. adj., plurip´otent, pluripoten´tial., adj. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001