Definition of "nonmotile" [nonmotile]

• Not motile (adjective)

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• "For example, reproduction in the cryptomonads is asexual and primarily via longitudinal cell division with the cell dividing in either a free-swimming or nonmotile condition."
• "The fliD mutant strain was completely nonmotile, indicating that these abnormal flagella were functionally defective."
• "The connecting neck is actually a modified, nonmotile cilium, so it is suspected that supplies reach the OS by IFT."