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Inertness

[in-urt, ih-nurt]

in·ert

[in-urt, ih-nurt]
adjective
1.
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active): inert matter.
2.
Chemistry. having little or no ability to react, as nitrogen that occurs uncombined in the atmosphere.
3.
Pharmacology. having no pharmacological action, as the excipient of a pill.
4.
inactive or sluggish by habit or nature.

Origin:
1640–50; < Latin inert- (stem of iners) unskillful, equivalent to in- in-3 + -ert-, combining form of art- (stem of ars) skill; see art1

in·ert·ly, adverb
in·ert·ness, noun
non·in·ert, adjective
non·in·ert·ly, adverb
non·in·ert·ness, noun
EXPAND
un·in·ert, adjective
un·in·ert·ly, adverb
COLLAPSE


1. immobile, unmoving, lifeless, motionless. 4. See inactive.

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inert (ɪnˈɜːt)
 
adj
1.  having no inherent ability to move or to resist motion
2.  inactive, lazy, or sluggish
3.  having only a limited ability to react chemically; unreactive
 
[C17: from Latin iners unskilled, from in-1 + ars skill; see art1]
 
in'ertly
 
adv
 
in'ertness
 
n

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