totipotent Syllabification: (to·tip·o·tent)Pronunciation: /tōˈtipətənt/Definition of totipotent adjective Biology (of an immature or stem cell) capable of giving rise to any cell type or (of a blastomere) a complete embryo. Origin: early 20th century: from Latin totus 'whole' + potent1totipotent in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of totipotent in the British & World English dictionary