Immobilization

Noun

Word Frequency: 1.5

Definitions

1.NounThe act or process of preventing a thing from moving.

"The broken bones were able to heal, thanks to the immobilization of her leg in a cast."

2.NounThe process in which organic soil matter is decomposed and absorbed by microorganisms, and thus not available to plants.

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