aplanetic

[ey-pluh-net-ik]

a·pla·net·ic

[ey-pluh-net-ik]
adjective Biology.
having no motility.

Origin:
a-6 + Greek planēt(ós) wandering (see planet) + -ic; compare aplanatic
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Aplanetic is always a great word to know.
So is primordial soup. Does it mean:
a microscopic structure containing nuclear and cytoplasmic material enclosed by a semipermeable membrane, the basic structural unit of all organisms
the seas and atmosphere on earth before the existence of life, primarily containing a mixture of water, hydrogen, methane, ammonia, and carbon dioxide
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aplanetic (ˌæpləˈnɛtɪk)
 
adj
(esp of some algal and fungal spores) nonmotile or lacking a motile stage
 
[variant of aplanatic]

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