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: non-mo-ti-le. The stress falls on "mo".

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.

Is nonmotile a common word?

nonmotile is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.