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stemness

stemness noun: an essential characteristic of a stem cell that distinguishes it from ordinary cells.

Noun

stemness (usually uncountable, plural stemnesses)

  1. (usually) An essential characteristic of a stem cell that distinguishes it from ordinary cells.

Forms of stemness

pluralstemnesses

Origin of stemness

From stem + -ness.

Questions about stemness

What does stemness mean?
Stemness means an essential characteristic of a stem cell that distinguishes it from ordinary cells.
What part of speech is stemness?
Stemness is a noun.
What is the plural of stemness?
The plural of stemness is stemnesses.

Words near stemness in the dictionary

  1. stemmings
  2. Stemmler
  3. Stemmlers
  4. Stemms
  5. stemmy
  6. stemness
  7. stemnesses
  8. stemomastoid
  9. stemona
  10. stemonaceous
  11. stemonas

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