Definition of inactive

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Inactive (a.) Not active; having no power to move; that does not or can not produce results; inert; as, matter is, of itself, inactive..

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Mesotartaric :: Mesotartaric (a.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid called also inactive tartaric acid..
Sluggard :: Sluggard (n.) A person habitually lazy, idle, and inactive; a drone..
Idle :: Idle (superl.) Not employed; unoccupied with business; inactive; doing nothing; as, idle workmen..
Stagnate :: Stagnate (v. t.) To cease to be brisk or active; to become dull or inactive; as, commerce stagnates; business stagnates..
Torpid :: Torpid (a.) Dull; stupid; sluggish; inactive.
Inactive :: Inactive (a.) Not active; inert; esp., not exhibiting any action or activity on polarized light; optically neutral; -- said of isomeric forms of certain substances, in distinction from other forms which are optically active; as, racemic acid is an inactive tartaric acid..
Do-nothing :: Do-nothing (a.) Doing nothing; inactive; idle; lazy; as, a do-nothing policy..
Heavy :: Heavy (superl.) Slow; sluggish; inactive; or lifeless, dull, inanimate, stupid; as, a heavy gait, looks, manners, style, and the like; a heavy writer or book..
Unactive :: Unactive (a.) Inactive; listless.
Indolent :: Indolent (a.) Indulging in ease; avoiding labor and exertion; habitually idle; lazy; inactive; as, an indolent man..
Sedentary :: Sedentary (a.) Inactive; motionless; sluggish; hence, calm; tranquil..
In- :: In- () An inseparable prefix, or particle, meaning not, non-, un- as, inactive, incapable, inapt. In- regularly becomes il- before l, ir- before r, and im- before a labial..
Inactose :: Inactose (n.) A variety of sugar, found in certain plants. It is optically inactive..
Restive :: Restive (a.) Inactive; sluggish.
Energy :: Energy (n.) Internal or inherent power; capacity of acting, operating, or producing an effect, whether exerted or not; as, men possessing energies may suffer them to lie inactive..
Poppied :: Poppied (a.) Affected with poppy juice; hence, figuratively, drugged; drowsy; listless; inactive..
Inactive :: Inactive (a.) Not disposed to action or effort; not diligent or industrious; not busy; idle; as, an inactive officer..
Passive :: Passive (a.) Inactive; inert; not showing strong affinity; as, red phosphorus is comparatively passive..
Silent :: Silent (a.) Keeping at rest; inactive; calm; undisturbed; as, the wind is silent..
Cessant :: Cessant (a.) Inactive; dorman.
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