motile
[moht-l, moh-til]
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adjective
Biology. moving or capable of moving spontaneously: motile cells; motile spores.
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Origin of motile
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All strains are non-motile, non-sporogenous, and non-capsule-forming.
The Bacillus of Long LifeLoudon Douglas
Non-motile facultative anarobes usually cloud the broth also, but settle out more rapidly than the motile ones.
The Fundamentals of BacteriologyCharles Bradfield Morrey
It is true that some of the intestinal organisms are motile, but most of the bacteria which are pathogenic are non-motile.
The Fundamentals of BacteriologyCharles Bradfield Morrey
Cocci exhibit this movement, but with the exception of the Micrococcus agilis, the cocci are non-motile.
The Elements of Bacteriological TechniqueJohn William Henry Eyre
The latter ultimately divides in the apex of the pollen-tube into two non-motile generative cells.
motile
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Word Origin for motile
C19: from Latin mōtus moved, from movēre to move
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motile
[mōt′l, mō′tīl′]
adj.
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motile
[mōt′l, mō′tīl′]
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