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totipotent

[ toh-tip-uh-tuhnt ]

adjective

, Biology.
  1. (of a cell or part) having the potential for developing in various specialized ways in response to external or internal stimuli.


totipotent

/ təʊˈtɪpətənt /

adjective

  1. (of an animal cell) capable of differentiation and so forming a new individual, tissue, organ, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • toˈtipotency, noun
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Other Words From

  • to·tipo·ten·cy noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of totipotent1

First recorded in 1895–1900; toti- + potent 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of totipotent1

C20: from Latin tōtus entire + potent 1

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