different between inert vs unreactive
inert
English
Etymology
From French inerte, from Latin iners (“inactive, inert”).
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /?n??t/
- Rhymes: -??(?)t
Adjective
inert (comparative more inert, superlative most inert)
- Unable to move or act; inanimate.
- In chemistry, not readily reacting with other elements or compounds.
- Having no therapeutic action.
Synonyms
- (unable to move or act): dormant, motionless; see also Thesaurus:inactive or Thesaurus:stationary
- (not readily reacting): unreactive
Derived terms
- inert gas
- inertly
Translations
See also
- inertia
Noun
inert (plural inerts)
- (chemistry) A substance that does not react chemically.
Verb
inert (third-person singular simple present inerts, present participle inerting, simple past and past participle inerted)
- To fill with an inert gas to reduce the risk of explosion.
Anagrams
- -retin, -retin-, Inter, Terni, Tiner, inter, inter-, niter, nitre, riten., terin, trine
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin iners.
Adjective
inert (feminine inerta, masculine plural inerts, feminine plural inertes)
- inert
Derived terms
- gas inert
- inertament
Related terms
- inèrcia
Further reading
- “inert” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “inert” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “inert” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “inert” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
German
Pronunciation
Adjective
inert (comparative inerter, superlative am inertesten)
- inert
Declension
Further reading
- “inert” in Duden online
Romanian
Etymology
From French inerte, from Latin iners.
Adjective
inert m or n (feminine singular inert?, masculine plural iner?i, feminine and neuter plural inerte)
- inert
Declension
inert From the web:
- what inertia
- what inertia means
- what inertia in physics
- what inert means
- what inert gas
- what inertia is present in a stretched rubber
- what inert pair effect
unreactive
English
Alternative forms
- un-reactive
Etymology
un- +? reactive
Adjective
unreactive (comparative more unreactive, superlative most unreactive)
- (chemistry) Not reactive; relatively inert.
- (psychology) That does not respond to a stimulation.
Translations
Synonyms
- nonreactive
Antonyms
- reactive
Related terms
- unreactivity
Anagrams
- uncreative
unreactive From the web:
- what unreactive metal is also a liquid
- what unreactive means
- what's unreactive gas
- what unreactive elements
- what does unreactive mean
- what are unreactive metals
- what are unreactive elements called
- what are unreactive metals called
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