Inert

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  • adjective. undefined
  • adjective. Incapable of moving or acting.
  • adjective. Sluggish in action or motion; lethargic. synonym: inactive.
  • adjective. Not readily reactive with other elements; forming few or no chemical compounds.
  • adjective. Having no pharmacologic, metabolic, or other physiological effect.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance; without inherent force; inanimate; lifeless: applied to matter in its intrinsic character: as, an inert mass of clay; an inert corpse.
  • Indisposed or unable to move or act; inactive; sluggish: as, an inert drug.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Destitute of the power of moving itself, or of active resistance to motion.
  • adjective. Indisposed to move or act; very slow to act; sluggish; dull; inactive; indolent; lifeless.
  • adjective. Not having or manifesting active properties; not affecting other substances when brought in contact with them; powerless for an expected or desired effect.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Unable to move or act; inanimate.
  • adjective. Sluggish or lethargic.
  • adjective. In chemistry, not readily reacting with other elements or compounds.
  • adjective. Having no therapeutic action.
  • noun. A substance that does not react chemically.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. slow and apathetic
  • adjective. unable to move or resist motion
  • adjective. having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive
  • Word Usage
    "Merck said small pieces of the shrink wrap, which it called an "inert carbon material," can stick to the inside of product vials and turn brown during the sterilization process."
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