ability vs totipotency

totipotency vs ability

ability and totipotency both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ability	Yes	No	No	No
totipotency	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, totipotency is a hyponym of ability; that is, totipotency is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than ability:

ability: the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment
totipotency: the ability of a cell to give rise to unlike cells and so to develop a new organism or part

Other hyponyms of ability include adaptability, sensitiveness, sensitivity, competence, competency, form, interoperability, magical ability, magical power, Midas touch, penetration, physical ability, contractility, capability, capableness, totipotence, immunocompetence, invasiveness.

ability (noun)	totipotency (noun)
the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment	the ability of a cell to give rise to unlike cells and so to develop a new organism or part
possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done

Difference between ability and totipotency

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