undifferentiated

CEFRC1

/əndɪfəˈrɛnʃiˌeɪtɪd/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Not separated into different types or groups.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Not differentiated, not different, alike.

Examples

  • Stem cells are a type of undifferentiated cell that can become anything.

  • Stem cells are undifferentiated cells that can become specialized.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings
  1. Describing tissues where the individual cells have not yet developed mature or distinguishing features, or describes embryonic organisms where the organs cannot be identified.

  2. Describing a plant body where the vascular tissue has not developed, as in the thallophytes.

More examples

In context
  • The product looked like an undifferentiated mass of grey plastic.

  • This further exacerbated the diagnostic challenge posed by undifferentiated febrile illness during a “twindemic” of both COVID-19 and dengue, as both illnesses could potentially present with febrile syndromes.

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In the early stages, the cells are blank and can become any type of cell in the body.

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Origin

adjective

From un- + differentiated.