totipotent

 
Pronunciation: /təʊˈtɪpət(ə)nt/

adjective

Biology
  • (of an immature or stem cell) capable of giving rise to any cell type or (of a blastomere) a complete embryo: totipotent embryo cells can differentiate into a hundred different cell types specialized to form such tissues as skin, marrow, and muscle

Derivatives

totipotency

noun

Origin:

early 20th century: from Latin totus 'whole' + potent1