Is there a term for a polynomial with a constant term that is nonzero?

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This seems really basic, but I can't think of a term for a polynomial with a nonzero constant term.

Googling gives me lots of references to "nonzero constant term" and "non-zero polynomial" (not the same thing), but no specific term.

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I'm sure someone with better knowledge will swoop in with a proper term, but two options I can think of is "$P(x)$ with non-zero constant term" as a literal description, or "$P(x)$ not divisible by $x$".

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I don't think this concept has a widely used simple name. If you get tired of saying "polynomial with nonzero constant term," you could also write polynomials $P$ with $P(0)\neq 0$.

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I haven't encountered a name for it but you can refer to it as : a polynonial which has $0$ as a root, or which is divisible by $x$.