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单词 immotile
释义

immotile

[ ih-moht-l ]
/ ɪˈmoʊt l /
SEE SYNONYMS FOR immotile ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

not able to move; not motile.

Origin of immotile

First recorded in 1870–75; im-2 + motile

OTHER WORDS FROM immotile

im·mo·til·i·ty [im-oh-til-i-tee], /ˌɪm oʊˈtɪl ɪ ti/, noun

Words nearby immotile

immortal, immortality, immortalize, Immortals, immortelle, immotile, immotile cilia syndrome, immovable, immovable joint, immoveables, immune
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Example sentences from the Web for immotile

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

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2|Various
  • The cause of this luminosity is Micrococcus phosphorens, an immotile round, or almost round organism.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2|Various
  • Nearly all cocci are immotile, while the bacilli may or may not be.

    Outlines of Dairy Bacteriology, 8th edition|H. L. Russell

British Dictionary definitions for immotile

immotile
/ (ɪˈməʊtaɪl) /

adjective

(esp of living organisms or their parts) not capable of moving spontaneously and independently

Derived forms of immotile

immotility (ˌɪməʊˈtɪlɪtɪ), noun
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for immotile

immotile
[ ĭ-mōtl, ĭ-mōtīl′ ]

adj.

Not moving or lacking the ability to move.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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