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Inactive
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1. inactive
(chemistry) not participating in a chemical reaction; chemically inert
Example Sentences:'desired amounts of inactive chlorine'
2. inactive
(pathology) not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly
4. inactive
not exerting influence or change
5. dormant, inactive
(of e.g. volcanos) not erupting and not extinct
Example Sentences:'a dormant volcano'
6. inactive, passive
lacking in energy or will
Example Sentences:'Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself'
7. inactive
lacking activity; lying idle or unused
Example Sentences:'an inactive mine''inactive accounts''inactive machinery'
8. inactive
not engaged in full-time work
Example Sentences:'inactive reserve''an inactive member'
9. inactive
not active physically or mentally
Example Sentences:'illness forced him to live an inactive life''dreamy and inactive by nature'
10. inactive, motionless, static, still
not in physical motion
Example Sentences:'the inertia of an object at rest'
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
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