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inert
[ in-urt, ih-nurt ]
adjective
- having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance ( active ):
inert matter.
Synonyms: , , ,
- Chemistry. having little or no ability to react, as nitrogen that occurs uncombined in the atmosphere.
- Pharmacology. having no pharmacological action, as the excipient of a pill.
- inactive or sluggish by habit or nature.
inert
/ ɪ²Ôˈɜ˳٠/
adjective
- having no inherent ability to move or to resist motion
- inactive, lazy, or sluggish
- having only a limited ability to react chemically; unreactive
inert
/ IJÔ-û°ù³Ù′ /
- Not chemically reactive.
Derived Forms
- ¾±²Ôˈ±ð°ù³Ù±ô²â, adverb
- ¾±²Ôˈ±ð°ù³Ù²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ¾±²Ô·±ð°ù³Ùl²â adverb
- ¾±²Ô·±ð°ù³Ùn±ð²õ²õ noun
- ²Ô´Ç²Ôi²Ô·±ð°ù³Ù adjective
- non¾±²Ô·±ð°ù³Ùl²â adverb
- non¾±²Ô·±ð°ù³Ùn±ð²õ²õ noun
- ³Ü²Ôi²Ô·±ð°ù³Ù adjective
- un¾±²Ô·±ð°ù³Ùl²â adverb
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of inert1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
All of the makeup, clothes, bronzer and gold toilets cannot slow the march of time that will inevitably make Trump as inert and irrelevant as his poorest victim.
These first few weeks of Trump’s shock and awe campaign have left the Democrats even more confused and inert.
So what I might call “Mom†is actually a pile of inert minerals indistinguishable from any other person’s remains.
We don’t have to know much about the plot itself to know that “Fire and Ash†will look stunning but be narratively inert and predictable.
The other chromosome rolls up into a mostly inert ball—a phenomenon called X inactivation.
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