| immobilisation | The act of rendering immovable, as by a cast or splint. (18 Nov 1997) |
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| immobilise | To render fixed or incapable of moving. Origin: L. In-neg. + mobilis, movable (05 Mar 2000) |
| immobilised cell bioreactors | Bioreactors in which the cells grown are immobilised onto some sort of support material. (14 Nov 1997) |
| immobilised cell biosensor | Biosensors that use living cells as an essential part of their detector system. The immobilised cell does the sensing and produces a very weak signal of some sort, which is detected and amplified into a signal the user can read. (14 Nov 1997) |
| immobilised enzyme | <biochemistry> An enzyme attached to a solid support over which substrate is passed and is converted into product. (09 Oct 1997) |
| immobilization | The act of rendering whole or part of the body immobile, whether accidental or deliberate. This also refers to the state of immobility. (12 Dec 1998) |
| immobilize | To make immovable; in surgery, to make immovable (a naturally mobile part, as a joint) by the use of splints, or stiffened bandages. Origin: Pref. Im- in + mobilize; cf. F. Immobiliser. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| immobilizing antibody | Antibody, evoked during syphilitic infections, possessing specific affinity for Treponema pallidum, and which in the presence of complement immobilises the organism. Synonym: immobilizing antibody, treponemal antibody. (05 Mar 2000) |