(n.) A large motile spore having four vibratile cilia; -- found in certain green algae.
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Vibratile
Definition:
(a.) Adapted to, or used in, vibratory motion; having the power of vibrating; vibratory; as, the vibratile organs of insects.
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(1) A test was developed to detect SCA in biologic fluids by means of a natural vibratile system; it consisted in the incubation of mouse sperm with different CF serum dilutions under controlled conditions, in order to determine the sperm translation cessation time (STCT) and the sperm activity cessation time (SACT).
(2) The anterior dorsal fin in rocklings consists of a fringe of 50-80 delicate, vibratile rays, which are densely beset with epidermal chemosensory cells.
(3) A later paper will describe the extent to which surgery can create a low-resistance vibratile upper digestive tract.