Associations to the word «Inert»

Wiktionary

INERT, adjective. Unable to move or act; inanimate.
INERT, adjective. Sluggish or lethargic.
INERT, adjective. In chemistry, not readily reacting with other elements or compounds.
INERT, adjective. Having no therapeutic action.
INERT, noun. (chemistry) A substance that does not react chemically.
INERT GAS, noun. (chemistry) A gas which does not undergo chemical reactions.
INERT GAS, noun. (chemistry) (specifically) A noble gas.
INERT GASES, noun. Plural of inert gas

Dictionary definition

INERT, adjective. Unable to move or resist motion.
INERT, adjective. Having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive; "inert matter"; "an indifferent chemical in a reaction".
INERT, adjective. Slow and apathetic; "she was fat and inert"; "a sluggish worker"; "a mind grown torpid in old age".

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King