(esp of living organisms or their parts) not capable of moving spontaneously and independently
Derived forms
immotility (ˌɪməʊˈtɪlɪtɪ)
noun
immotile in American English
(ɪˈmoʊtəl)
adjective
not motile; unable to move
immotile in American English
(iˈmoutl)
adjective
not able to move; not motile
Derived forms
immotility (ˌimouˈtɪlɪti)
noun
Word origin
[1870–75; im-2 + motile]This word is first recorded in the period 1870–75. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Mafia, Victorian, billing, immobilize, linkage
Examples of 'immotile' in a sentence
immotile
This limits biological interactions to a subset of “rugged” and mostly immotile fauna.
Brennan T. Phillips, Kaitlyn P. Becker, Shunichi Kurumaya, Kevin C. Galloway, GriffinWhittredge, Daniel M. Vogt, Clark B. Teeple, Michelle H. Rosen, Vincent A. Pieribone,David F. Gruber, Robert J. Wood 2018, 'A Dexterous, Glove-Based Teleoperable Low-Power Soft Robotic Arm for Delicate Deep-SeaBiological Exploration', Scientific Reportshttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1038/s41598-018-33138-y. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Immediately after detachment, the ciliates were immotile, but 62% became motile within 60 min.
Samantha Lynn Bickel, Kam W. Tang, Hans-Peter eGrossart, Hans-Peter eGrossart 2012, 'Ciliate epibionts associated with crustacean zooplankton in German lakes: Distribution,motility and bacterivory', Frontiers in Microbiologyhttp://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2012.00243/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
It has been known for decades that neurons throughout the brain possess solitary, immotile, microtubule based appendages called primary cilia.
Nicolas F. Berbari, Erik B. Malarkey, S. M. Zaki R. Yazdi, Andrew D. McNair, JordynM. Kippe, Mandy J. Croyle, Timothy W. Kraft, Bradley K. Yoder 2014, 'Hippocampal and Cortical Primary Cilia Are Required for Aversive Memory in Mice',PLoS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0106576. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
On the basis of our results, we propose a transition from myoepithelial immotile cells into migratory fibroblast-like cells.
Germana Beha, Giuseppe Sarli, Barbara Brunetti, Francesco Sassi, Domenico Ferrara,Cinzia Benazzi 2012, 'Morphology of the Myoepithelial Cell: Immunohistochemical Characterization from Restingto Motile Phase', The Scientific World Journalhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1100/2012/252034. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
At 28 hpf the morpholino injected embryos present an altered somite morphology and appear partially or completely immotile.
Anna Benini, Francesca Cignarella, Laura Calvarini, Silvia Mantovanelli, Edoardo Giacopuzzi,Daniela Zizioli, Giuseppe Borsani 2015, 'slc7a6os Gene Plays a Critical Role in Defined Areas of the Developing CNS in Zebrafish',PLOS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0119696. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Conversely, potassium ions, which are abundant in the intracellular milieu that bathes immotile replicating parasites, suppress motility.
Marijo S Roiko, Nadezhda Svezhova, Vern B Carruthers 2014, 'Acidification Activates Toxoplasma gondii Motility and Egress by Enhancing ProteinSecretion and Cytolytic Activity.', PLoS Pathogenshttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4223073?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)