inert /in·ert/ (in-ert´) inactive.
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in·ert ( n-ûrt )adj. 1. Sluggish in action or motion; lethargic. 2. Not readily reactive with other chemical elements; forming few or no chemical compounds. 3. Having no pharmacologic or therapeutic action. |
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[inurt′]
Etymology: L, iners, idle
1 not moving or acting, such as inert matter.
2 (of a chemical substance) not taking part in a chemical reaction.
3 (of a medical ingredient) not active pharmacologically; serving only as a bulking, binding, or sweetening agent or other excipient in a medication.
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adj inactive; without the ability to act, move, change, or resist.
inert
inactive.
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