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immotile

American  
[ih-moht-l] / ɪˈmoʊt l /

adjective

  1. not able to move; not motile.

immotile British  
/ ɪˈməʊtaɪl, ˌɪməʊˈtɪlɪtɪ /

adjective

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

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Other Word Forms

  • immotility noun

Etymology

Origin of immotile

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

Example Sentences

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

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" by Various

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

From Outlines of Dairy Bacteriology, 8th edition A Concise Manual for the Use of Students in Dairying by Russell, H. L. (Harry Luman)

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

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" by Various

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