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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' + potent1

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