immobilization

== English == === Alternative forms === immobilisation === Etymology === From French immobilisation or im- +‎ mobilization or immobilize +‎ -ation. === Noun === immobilization (countable and uncountable, plural immobilizations) The act or process of preventing a thing from moving. (soil science) The process in which organic soil matter is decomposed and absorbed by microorganisms, and thus not available to plants. ==== Antonyms ==== mobilization ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====