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ak•i•nete
(ak′ə nēt′, ā kī′nēt),USA pronunciation n.
- Microbiology(in certain algae) a nonmotile, asexual spore formed within a cell, the wall of which is fused to that of the parent cell. Cf. aplano•spore.
- Greek akí̄nētos without movement, equivalent. to a- a-6 + kí̄nētos moving, derivative of kīneîn to move
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