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   motile

   /ˈməʊtʌɪl/

   adjective

   • 1. (of cells, gametes, and single-celled organisms) capable of motion: "males produce small motile gametes"
   • 2. relating to or characterized by responses that involve muscular rather than audiovisual sensations.

   Word Origin mid 19th century: from Latin motus ‘motion’, on the pattern of mobile.

   Derivatives

   • 1. motility noun

   Scrabble Points: 8

   • M

     3

   • O

     1

   • T

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   • I

     1

   • L

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   • E

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