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(chemistry) not participating in a chemical reaction; chemically inert
"desired amounts of inactive chlorine"
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having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive
"inert matter"; "an indifferent chemical in a reaction"
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inert especially toward oxygen
"a noble gas such as helium or neon"; "noble metals include gold and silver and platinum"
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not taking part readily in chemical change
domain category
the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
domain category
the science of matter and energy and their interactions
"his favorite subject was physics"