motile
Biology. moving or capable of moving spontaneously: motile cells; motile spores.
Origin of motile
1Other words from motile
- mo·til·i·ty [moh-til-i-tee], /moʊˈtɪl ɪ ti/, noun
- non·mo·tile, adjective
- un·mo·tile, adjective
Words Nearby motile
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How to use motile in a sentence
So in 2019, a team of researchers decided to focus on the more powerful total motile sperm count.
Male Fertility Is Declining – Studies Show That Environmental Toxins Could Be A Reason | LGBTQ-Editor | July 30, 2021 | No Straight NewsThey found that the proportion of men with a normal total motile sperm count had declined by approximately 10% over the previous 16 years.
Male Fertility Is Declining – Studies Show That Environmental Toxins Could Be A Reason | LGBTQ-Editor | July 30, 2021 | No Straight NewsA more accurate measure looks at the total motile sperm count, which evaluates the fraction of sperm that are able to swim and move.
Male Fertility Is Declining – Studies Show That Environmental Toxins Could Be A Reason | LGBTQ-Editor | July 30, 2021 | No Straight NewsMoreover, “a xenobot may be induced to fragment and form two small ones,” she said, “and maybe some cells will divide and differentiate into motile and nonmotile ones.”
Probably not by accident—EM3 was a vibrio species, belonging to a genus of motile, comma-shaped bacteria native to salt water.
When Evolution Is Infectious - Issue 90: Something Green | Moises Velasquez-Manoff | September 30, 2020 | Nautilus
The organism is an actively motile spiral thread, about four times the diameter of a red corpuscle in length.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddThese bacilli (Fig. 89) are large (5 to 10 long), non-motile, and usually arranged end to end in chains.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddIt is not unlike a pus-corpuscle in size and general appearance, but is actively motile.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddSpirochte pallida is an extremely slender, spiral, motile thread, with pointed ends.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddCocci exhibit this movement, but with the exception of the Micrococcus agilis, the cocci are non-motile.
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique | John William Henry Eyre
British Dictionary definitions for motile
/ (ˈməʊtaɪl) /
capable of moving spontaneously and independently
psychol a person whose mental imagery strongly reflects movement, esp his own
Origin of motile
1Derived forms of motile
- motility (məʊˈtɪlɪtɪ), noun
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Scientific definitions for motile
[ mōt′l, mō′tīl′ ]
Moving or able to move by itself. Sperm and certain spores are motile.
Other words from motile
- motility noun (mō-tĭl′ĭ-tē)
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