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immotile

[ ih-moht-l ]

adjective

  1. not able to move; not motile.


immotile

/ ɪˈməʊtaɪl; ˌɪməʊˈtɪlɪtɪ /

adjective

  1. (esp of living organisms or their parts) not capable of moving spontaneously and independently
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Derived Forms

  • immotility, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ··پ··ٲ [im-oh-, til, -i-tee], noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of immotile1

First recorded in 1870–75; im- 2 + motile
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The men also had a higher percentage of immotile sperm that are unable to swim, the researchers stated in the study.

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Nearly all cocci are immotile, while the bacilli may or may not be.

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While many forms are fixed to the substratum, others are free, being in this condition either motile or immotile.

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The cause of this luminosity is Micrococcus phosphorens, an immotile round, or almost round organism.

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