adj.
Pronunciation: t ō - ' ti-p ə -t ə nt, ˌ t ō -t ə - ' p ō -t ə nt
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin totus whole, entire + English -i- + potent
Date: circa 1899
: capable of developing into a complete organism or differentiating into any of its cells or tissues < totipotent stem cells>
– to · ti · po · ten · cy \ t ō - ' ti-p ə -t ə n(t)-s ē , ˌ t ō -t ə - ' p ō -t ə n- \ noun