TOTIPOTENCY

totipotency, totipotence

(noun) the ability of a cell to give rise to unlike cells and so to develop a new organism or part; “animal cells lose their totipotency at an early stage in embryonic development”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

totipotency (uncountable)

(biology) The ability of a cell to produce differentiated cells upon division

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

20 January 2025

CHELICERA

(noun) either of the first pair of fang-like appendages near the mouth of an arachnid; often modified for grasping and piercing


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

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