cytomotive

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adjective

Relating to, or generating the movement of cells

OriginEnglish motive ← Middle English motif ← Late Latin mōtīvum →
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Meanings

adjectivecytomotive (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyRelating to, or generating the movement of cells

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκύτος (kútos)
  2. Englishcyto-
  3. Anglo-Normanmotif
  4. Middle Frenchmotif
  5. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)owh₁éyeti
  7. Proto-Italic*moweō
  8. Latinmoveō
  9. Latinmōtus
  10. Late Latinmōtīvum
  11. Middle Englishmotif
  12. Englishmotive
  13. Englishcytomotive

From cyto- + motive.

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APA

cytomotive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cytomotive

MLA

“cytomotive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cytomotive. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cytomotive,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cytomotive.

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