hypermotility

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noun

The quality of being hypermotile.

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

nounhypermotility (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe quality of being hypermotile.

    Activation of the PI3k/Akt pathway by membrane progestin receptor-alpha stimulated sperms leads to hypermotility in Atlantic croaker.

    2015 August 5, “Comparative Transcriptome Analysis of Differentially Expressed Genes and Signaling Pathways between XY and YY Testis in Yellow Catfish”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Hellenic*hupér
  4. Ancient Greekῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér)
  5. Ancient Greekῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)
  6. Englishhyper-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)owh₁éyeti
  9. Proto-Italic*moweō
  10. Latinmoveō
  11. Latinmōtus
  12. Englishmotile
  13. Englishmotility
  14. Englishhypermotility

From hyper- + motility.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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