electromotility

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noun

motility (of hairs etc) caused by changes in electric charge

OriginEnglish motility ← Latin mōtus ← Proto-Italic *moweō →
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Meanings

nounelectromotility (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiologymotility (of hairs etc) caused by changes in electric charge

Origin

  1. Frenchélectro-
  2. Ancient Greekἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)
  3. Latinēlectrum
  4. Latinelectro-
  5. Englishelectro-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)owh₁éyeti
  8. Proto-Italic*moweō
  9. Latinmoveō
  10. Latinmōtus
  11. Englishmotile
  12. Englishmotility
  13. Englishelectromotility

From electro- + motility.

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APA

electromotility. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electromotility

MLA

“electromotility.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electromotility. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “electromotility,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electromotility.

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