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IMMOTILE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does immotile mean?
• IMMOTILE (adjective)
The adjective IMMOTILE has 1 sense:
1. (of spores or microorganisms) not capable of movement
Familiarity information: IMMOTILE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of spores or microorganisms) not capable of movement
Synonyms:
immotile; nonmotile
Similar:
immobile (not capable of movement or of being moved)
Domain category:
micro-organism; microorganism (any organism of microscopic size)
Derivation:
immotility (lacking an ability to move)
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