non-motile
adjective
biologyspecialized(alsononmotile)uk/ˌnɒnˈməʊ.taɪl/us/ˌnɑːnˈmoʊ.t̬əl/(especiallyofplants,organisms, and verysmallformsoflife) notabletomoveby itself:
As mostplantsare non-motile, they rely onpollinationbyinsectsor thewindtoreproduce.
Nonmotileformsof themicrobelacka flagellum topropelthem throughwater.
- Thepatienthad adepletedspermcount, and whatspermwerepresentin thesamplewere nonmotile.
- This is agenusof non-motile, single-celledgreenalgae.
- Thestreptococcusbacteriumthatcausesstrepthroatis a nonmotilebacterium, as itlacksany cilia or flagella tomoveitself.
Immobility
- anti-jamming
- be locked insomething
- boxed in
- budge
- cataleptic
- hold
- immobilization
- immovable
- jam
- jammed
- lifelessly
- lock
- motionless
- rest
- static
- stationary
- stock-still
- time stands stillidiom
- transfixed
- unwavering