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Inactive :: Inactive (a.) Not active; inert; esp., not exhibiting any action or activity on polarized light; optically neutral; -- said of isomeric forms of certain substances, in distinction from other forms which are optically active; as, racemic acid is an inactive tartaric acid..

Active :: Active (a.) Given to action; constantly engaged in action; energetic; diligent; busy; -- opposed to dull, sluggish, indolent, or inert; as, an active man of business; active mind; active zeal..

Dull :: Dull (v. t.) To deprive of liveliness or activity; to render heavy; to make inert; to depress; to weary; to sadden.

Inertness :: Inertness (n.) Absence of the power of self-motion; inertia.

Passively :: Passively (adv.) In a passive manner; inertly; unresistingly.

Inertia :: Inertia (n.) That property of matter by which it tends when at rest to remain so, and when in motion to continue in motion, and in the same straight line or direction, unless acted on by some external force; -- sometimes called vis inertiae..

Saturate :: Saturate (v. t.) To satisfy the affinity of; to cause to become inert by chemical combination with all that it can hold; as, to saturate phosphorus with chlorine..

Inertia :: Inertia (n.) Inertness; indisposition to motion, exertion, or action; want of energy; sluggishness..

Inert :: Inert (a.) Not having or manifesting active properties; not affecting other substances when brought in contact with them; powerless for an expected or desired effect.

Numb :: Numb (v. t.) To make numb; to deprive of the power of sensation or motion; to render senseless or inert; to deaden; to benumb; to stupefy.

Phospham :: Phospham (n.) An inert amorphous white powder, PN2H, obtained by passing ammonia over heated phosphorus..

Stick :: Stick (v. t.) A derogatory expression for a person; one who is inert or stupid; as, an odd stick; a poor stick..

Nitrogen :: Nitrogen (n.) A colorless nonmetallic element, tasteless and odorless, comprising four fifths of the atmosphere by volume. It is chemically very inert in the free state, and as such is incapable of supporting life (hence the name azote still used by French chemists); but it forms many important compounds, as ammonia, nitric acid, the cyanides, etc, and is a constituent of all organized living tissues, animal or vegetable. Symbol N. Atomic weight 14. It was formerly regarded as a permanent noncon

Resist :: Resist (v. t.) To counteract, as a force, by inertia or reaction..

Inertitude :: Inertitude (n.) Inertness; inertia.

Deadness :: Deadness (n.) The state of being destitute of life, vigor, spirit, activity, etc.; dullness; inertness; languor; coldness; vapidness; indifference; as, the deadness of a limb, a body, or a tree; the deadness of an eye; deadness of the affections; the deadness of beer or cider; deadness to the world, and the like..

Integrator :: Integrator (n.) That which integrates; esp., an instrument by means of which the area of a figure can be measured directly, or its moment of inertia, or statical moment, etc., be determined..

Passivity :: Passivity (n.) The tendency of a body to remain in a given state, either of motion or rest, till disturbed by another body; inertia..

Inactivity :: Inactivity (n.) The state or quality of being inactive; inertness; as, the inactivity of matter..

Inert :: Inert (a.) Indisposed to move or act; very slow to act; sluggish; dull; inactive; indolent; lifeless.

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