Definition of inactive

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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..

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Inanimate :: Inanimate (a.) Not animate; destitute of life or spirit; lifeless; dead; inactive; dull; as, stones and earth are inanimate substances..
Poppied :: Poppied (a.) Affected with poppy juice; hence, figuratively, drugged; drowsy; listless; inactive..
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..
Easy-going :: Easy-going (a.) Moving easily; hence, mild-tempered; ease-loving; inactive..
Dead :: Dead (a.) Still as death; motionless; inactive; useless; as, dead calm; a dead load or weight..
Sluggard :: Sluggard (n.) A person habitually lazy, idle, and inactive; a drone..
Valeric :: Valeric (a.) Valerianic; specifically, designating any one of three metameric acids, of which the typical one (called also inactive valeric acid), C4H9CO2H, is obtained from valerian root and other sources, as a corrosive, mobile, oily liquid, having a strong acid taste, and an odor of old cheese..
Inactively :: Inactively (adv.) In an inactive manner.
Inactive :: Inactive (a.) Not disposed to action or effort; not diligent or industrious; not busy; idle; as, an inactive officer..
Sluggish :: Sluggish (a.) Habitually idle and lazy; slothful; dull; inactive; as, a sluggish man..
Unactive :: Unactive (a.) Inactive; listless.
Restive :: Restive (a.) Inactive; sluggish.
Inactose :: Inactose (n.) A variety of sugar, found in certain plants. It is optically inactive..
Silent :: Silent (a.) Keeping at rest; inactive; calm; undisturbed; as, the wind is silent..
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..
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..
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..
Indolent :: Indolent (a.) Indulging in ease; avoiding labor and exertion; habitually idle; lazy; inactive; as, an indolent man..
Slothful :: Slothful (a.) Addicted to sloth; inactive; sluggish; lazy; indolent; idle.
Stagnate :: Stagnate (v. t.) To cease to be brisk or active; to become dull or inactive; as, commerce stagnates; business stagnates..
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