What do you call a semimodule in which the product of a non-zero vector by a non-zero scalar isn't zero?

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Given a semiring $R$, a left $R$-semimodule consists of an additively-written commutative monoid $M$ and a map from $R \times M$ to $M$ satisfying the following axioms:

  1. $r (m + n) = rm + rn$
  2. $(r + s) m = rm + sm$
  3. $(rs)m = r(sm)$
  4. $1_Rm = m$
  5. $0_R m = r 0_M = 0_M$

Is there a name for a left $R$-semimodule, which satisfies the following additional axiom?

  1. If $rm = 0_M$, either $r = 0_R$ or $m = 0_M$.

Is there a name for the property described in axiom 6 (so I can look it up in a textbook or with Google)?

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As commented, torsion-free module is an standard name. This name is used for groups very frequently, too.