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Derivation motility
Type Words
Type of percipient, observer, beholder, perceiver

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Non-motile sperm cells called spermatia lack flagella and therefore cannot swim.
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Most animals are motile, meaning they can move spontaneously and independently.
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Primary cilia typically serve as sensory cellular organelles, and are non-motile.
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The motile centrosome resumes microtubule nucleation at the onset of mitosis.
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After a few hours he noticed that the motile cells had surrounded the thorns.
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If the grade of mobility is poor, 10 million motile cells per ml is required.
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This motile stage then attempts to find a suitable substratum for settlement.
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Maturation of DC is associated with changes in motile characteristics and adherence.
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When bacteria stay motile, they end up suspended in a gooey mix and can do less harm.
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More examples
  • (of spores or microorganisms) capable of movement
  • One whose prevailing mental imagery takes the form of inner feelings of action
  • (motility) ability to move spontaneously and independently
  • (motility) motion: a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility"
  • Motile is a UK-based independent record label, started in 2004, dedicated to the release of albums that combine improvisation, experimentation and/or other approaches to explore new musical territories. It is part of the Chameleon Lectra umbrella organization for electronic arts.
  • Having the power to move spontaneously; of or relating to those mental images that arise from the sensations of bodily movement and position
  • (motility) The state or degree of being motile
  • (motility) movement of food through the digestive tract.
  • (Motility) The ability to move; in this case, all movements of the intestines.