motile
Example Sentences
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These receptors help motile bacteria detect nutrients that are especially valuable for growth.
From Science Daily • Feb. 8, 2026
There was no notable difference in live birth rates between those with and without anxiety, though men with anxiety had, on average, lower total motile sperm counts during egg retrieval.
From Science Daily • Oct. 19, 2023
We found that men who performed fewer mate guarding behaviors produced higher quality ejaculates, having a greater concentration of sperm, a higher percentage of motile sperm and sperm that swam faster and less erratically.
From Salon • Jun. 19, 2022
Animals that are motile carry out this process.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
Language, once it comes alive, behaves like an active, motile organism.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
Vocabulary lists containing motile
Animals (Zoology) - Middle School
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The Lives of a Cell
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Animals (Zoology) - High School
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