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inert

UK/ɪnˈɜːt/ US/ɪˈnɜːt/ uncommon

adjective

1.
2.

having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive

  • “inert matter”
  • “an indifferent chemical in a reaction”
3.

slow and apathetic

  • “she was fat and inert”
  • “a sluggish worker”
  • “a mind grown torpid in old age”
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Origin

From French inerte, from Latin iners (“inactive, inert”).

Phrases

  • inert antineutrino
  • inert gas
  • inert neutrino
  • inert pair effect

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