immotile

Speech parts

1. immotile - Adjective

2. immotile - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

(of spores or microorganisms) not capable of movement

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

nonmotile still fixed standing firm static rigid frozen stationary inert immobile motionless steadfast immovable unmoving
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Antonyms

active ordinal moving fleet mobile animated
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Related terms

immotility

Examples

Primary cilia are immotile, and are not undulipodia; they have a structurally different 9+0 axoneme rather than the 9+2 axoneme found in both flagella and motile cilia undulipodia. Source: Internet

However plant cells are mostly immotile so morphogenesis is achieved by differential growth, without cell movements. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

immortalship immortelle immortification immotility immould immovability