Inert Definition

ĭn-ûrt
adjective
Incapable of moving or acting.
American Heritage
Having inertia; without power to move, act, or resist.
Webster's New World
Tending to be physically or mentally inactive; dull; slow.
Webster's New World
Sluggish in action or motion; lethargic.
American Heritage
Having or exhibiting little or no activity, esp. chemical activity.
Inert matter in a fertilizer, an inert gas.
Webster's New World
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noun
(chemistry) A substance that does not react chemically.
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Other Word Forms of Inert

Noun

Singular:
inert
Plural:
inerts

Origin of Inert

  • Latin iners inert- in- not in–1 ars skill ar- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French inerte, from Latin iners (“inactive, inert”).

    From Wiktionary

Inert Sentence Examples

  • He opened the back door of the van and motioned Betsy inside as Molly lay inert on the ground.

  • The acid is inert, but picro-podophyllin is the active principle.

  • Some are dense and will sit inert on the bottom.

  • Whereas the soil used to be looked upon solely as a dead, inert material containing certain chemical substances which serve as food constituents.

  • At every stage the degree of tension requisite for existence is slackened, and the resulting element approaches more and more to " inert " matter.

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Words Starting With

IININE

Words Ending With

TRTERT

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inert

Words Starting With I and Ending With T

Starts With I & Ends With TStarts With IN & Ends With TStarts With I & Ends With RT

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