[ UK /ɪnˈɜːt/ ]
[ US /ˌɪˈnɝt/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive
    an indifferent chemical in a reaction
    inert matter
  2. slow and apathetic
    a sluggish worker
    a mind grown torpid in old age
    she was fat and inert
  3. unable to move or resist motion
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How To Use inert In A Sentence

  • All phospholipids are hygroscopic and pick up water if they are not handled properly under inert gas atmosphere.
  • Often called gyroscopic stabilization, inertial stabilization enables the telescope to continually point at a celestial object while the aircraft maneuvers in flight. PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories
  • A reaction induced on the laboratory bench may, like yeast in inert dough, leaven the whole of mankind, lightening and lifting it to heights undreamed of by its ancestors. The Contribution of Creative Chemistry to the Humanities
  • The scrutinizing artist and his exposed sitters are all committed to the inert artifact that will outlive them: a photograph.
  • Because it is chemically inert, helium was not identified on Earth until some time later, in 1895.
  • The capital city needs at its helm a person with ideas and energy who can combat the forces of inertia and inefficiency, and who can initiate and manage urgently needed change.
  • If land-filled, PLA is inert – it contains no harmful toxins that can leach into the soil. Noble Juice PLA Packaging
  • Indeed, this is one retelling of the classic children's story that feels inert, unappetizing, and downright revolting.
  • My inertia in not pushing it backwards into a safe zone is as guilty for the shattered glass as the treacherous wind.
  • The narrative is inert and sloppy, as if the author had been writing half-asleep.
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