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motile

[ moht-l, moh-til ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

Biology. moving or capable of moving spontaneously:
motile cells; motile spores.

motile

/ məʊˈtɪlɪtɪ; ˈməʊtaɪl /

motile

/ mōt′l,mō′tīl′ /

Origin of motile¹

1860–65; < Latin mōt ( us ) (past participle of movēre to move, set in motion) + -ile

Origin of motile¹

C19: from Latin mōtus moved, from movēre to move

The organism is an actively motile spiral thread, about four times the diameter of a red corpuscle in length.

These bacilli (Fig. 89) are large (5 to 10 long), non-motile, and usually arranged end to end in chains.

It is not unlike a pus-corpuscle in size and general appearance, but is actively motile.

Spirochte pallida is an extremely slender, spiral, motile thread, with pointed ends.

Cocci exhibit this movement, but with the exception of the Micrococcus agilis, the cocci are non-motile.

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