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in⋅sen⋅ti⋅ent

   [in-sen-shee-uhnt, -shuhnt]
–adjective
not sentient; without sensation or feeling; inanimate.
Origin:
1755–65; in- 3 + sentient
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in·sen·tient     (ĭn-sěn'shənt)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.   Devoid of sensation or consciousness; inanimate.

in·sen'tience n.
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insentience

noun
lacking consciousness or ability to perceive sensations [ant: sentience] 

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