- immotile
- adjective Date: 1872 lacking motility
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
immotile
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immotile — index firm Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
immotile — [i mōt′ l] adj. not motile; unable to move … English World dictionary
immotile — immotility /im oh til i tee/, n. /i moht l/, adj. not able to move; not motile. [1870 75; IM 2 + MOTILE] * * * … Universalium
immotile — adjective Not motile (lacking the ability to move) See Also: immotility … Wiktionary
immotile — adj. unable to move … English contemporary dictionary
immotile — im·motile … English syllables
immotile — im•mo•tile [[t]ɪˈmoʊt l[/t]] adj. not able to move; not motile • Etymology: 1870–75 … From formal English to slang
immotile — /ɪˈmoʊtaɪl/ (say i mohtuyl) adjective Botany, Zoology not motile; not capable of motion …
immotile — adjective (of spores or microorganisms) not capable of movement • Syn: ↑nonmotile • Similar to: ↑immobile • Derivationally related forms: ↑immotility • Topics: ↑microorganism, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
immotile cilia syndrome — Congenital defect in dynein (either absent or inactive) that leads to male sterility and poor bronchial function. Interestingly, non ciliated cells show altered locomotion and 50% of patients have Kartagener s syndrome … Dictionary of molecular biology
