nonmotile

1. 1.

   (of spores or microorganisms) not capable of movement

   Synonymsimmotile

   Similarimmobile

   microorganism

Questions about nonmotile

What does nonmotile mean?

nonmotile means "(of spores or microorganisms) not capable of movement".

How many syllables are in nonmotile?

nonmotile has 4 syllables and divides as non-mo-ti-le under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for nonmotile?

Close synonyms include immotile. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.