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Inert

Inert meaning

Unable to move or act; inanimate. | Sluggish or lethargic. | Not readily reacting with other elements or compounds.

Example sentences (20)

Inert bomb main An inert munition is one whose inner energetic material has been removed or otherwise rendered harmless.

Typically, NATO inert munitions are painted entirely in light blue and/or have the word "INERT" stenciled on them in prominent locations.

And she says Doyon Utilities, which operates the post’s diesel-fired heat and power plant, has moved out of the north side of the SM-1A building, where the remaining inert nuclear components are stored underground.

And the rambunctious Josh Archibald’s return was more inert than instrumental.

Chairs can be turned to “other purposes”, she says, from changing light bulbs and propping open doors to a precarious base for sex, rather than just supporting inert bodies.

He noted that talc is chemically inert, meaning it doesn’t react with other ingredients in cosmetics, so it’s a stable and safe option in that regard.

In some cases, I didn’t even type the chapters up; I could just feel that they were sort of inert.

Pyridine is a reactive molecule, while carbon dioxide is generally inert.

Sometimes they are loaded with inert dummy rounds that resemble real bullets but cannot be fired; that was supposed to be the case in the scene Mr. Baldwin was filming.

The AFP replaced the illicit drugs with an inert substance and facilitated a controlled delivery to a storage unit in Dandenong South on 23 August, 2023.

The mechanism also pressurizes the bottle with argon gas, an inert gas used in the wine-making process, to prevent oxidation of the remaining wine.

Asbestos is safe in its inert state, but when destroyed releases microscopic fibers that can enter the body with ease.

Clegg was told that storing inert waste outside of a building was a breach of the company’s permit, and was given two months to remove and dispose of the waste as a result.

Construction workers found an inert, “1,000-pound” military bomb near Brooksville-Tampa Bay Regional Airport on Tuesday afternoon, according to the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office.

Manufactured by located up the road in Kenmore, this inert product plays a key role in the construction of Sled Hill, while simultaneously protecting a critical piece of the City of Buffalo’s water infrastructure.

Permission for both mineral extraction and importing inert material for restoration work at land next to Hale Manor Farm was granted in 2003.

Planning documents state if inert waste material was not used in the project, ‘virgin’ soil would have to be used.

Then more hours spent practicing with inert training dummies, then only after the soldier or Marine shows satisfactory technique and skill is he/she even allowed see a live grenade.

This made them speculate that the moons are inert with no ongoing activity, but that assumption was literally smashed when they realized a solar wind event had impacted Uranus several days before Voyager 2’s flyby.

To find out, the researchers cut branching networks of interconnecting slits in a small piece of an inert Teflon-like material called FEP and sandwiched it between two sapphire sheets.