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11Inert — In English, to be inert is to be in a state of doing little or nothing. Contents 1 Chemistry 2 Pesticides 3 Number theory 4 Munitions 5 …
12inert — [[t]ɪnɜ͟ː(r)t[/t]] 1) ADJ Someone or something that is inert does not move at all. He covered the inert body with a blanket. 2) ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe something as inert, you are criticizing it because it is not very lively or… …
13inert — adj. VERBS ▪ be, remain ▪ become ADVERB ▪ completely ▪ She lay completely inert on her bed. ▪ …
14inert — in|ert [ıˈnə:t US ə:rt] adj [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: iners unskilled, doing nothing , from ars skill, art ] 1.) technical not producing a chemical reaction when combined with other substances ▪ inert gases 2.) literary not moving, or… …
15inert — in|ert [ ı nɜrt ] adjective 1. ) someone who is inert does nothing when they should be taking action 2. ) SCIENCE an inert substance does not produce a chemical reaction when it is mixed with other substances: an inert gas 3. ) not moving 4. )… …
16inert — adjective 1 not having the strength or power to move: an inert form lying on the bed 2 very slow and unwilling to take any action: Congress remained inert and skeptical about the proposal. 3 technical not producing a chemical reaction when… …
17inert — UK [ɪˈnɜː(r)t] / US [ɪˈnɜrt] adjective 1) someone who is inert does nothing when they should be taking action 2) chemistry an inert substance does not produce a chemical reaction when it is mixed with other substances an inert gas 3) not moving… …
18inert — adjective Etymology: Latin inert , iners unskilled, idle, from in + art , ars skill more at arm Date: 1647 1. lacking the power to move 2. very slow to move or act ; sluggish 3. deficient in active properties; especially lacking a usual or… …
19Inert — Als chemisch inert (lat. für untätig, unbeteiligt, träge) bezeichnet man Substanzen, die unter den jeweilig gegebenen Bedingungen mit potentiellen Reaktionspartnern (Luft, Wasser, Edukte und Produkte einer Reaktion) nicht oder nur in… …
20inert — inertly, adv. inertness, n. /in errt , i nerrt /, adj. 1. having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active): inert matter. 2. Chem. having little or no ability to react, as nitrogen that occurs uncombined in the… …
