Meanings
adjectivetotipotent (comparative more totipotent, superlative most totipotent)
comparative more totipotent · superlative most totipotent
- biologyExhibiting totipotency.
Origin
Early 20th century: from Latin totus (“whole, entire”) + potent.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French totipotent
- totipotentexhibiting totipotency
German totipotent
- totipotentexhibiting totipotency
Hungarian mindenre-képes, totipotens
- mindenre-képesexhibiting totipotency
- totipotensexhibiting totipotency
Italian totipotente
- totipotenteexhibiting totipotency
Portuguese totipotente
- totipotenteexhibiting totipotency
Spanish totipotente
- totipotenteexhibiting totipotency
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APA
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“totipotent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/totipotent. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “totipotent,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/totipotent.
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