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Webster 1913 Edition

Inactive

In-ac′tive

,
Adj.
[Pref.
in-
not +
active
: cf. F.
inactif
.]
1.
Not active; having no power to move; that does not or can not produce results; inert;
as, matter is, of itself,
inactive
.
2.
Not disposed to action or effort; not diligent or industrious; not busy; idle;
as, an
inactive
officer
.
3.
(Chem. & Opt.)
Not exhibiting any action or activity on polarized light;
optically inactive
; 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
.
Syn. – Inert; dull; sluggish; idle; indolent; slothful; lazy. See
Inert
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Inactive

INAC'TIVE

,
Adj.
[in and active.] Not active; inert; having no power to move. Matter is, per se, inactive.
1.
Not active; not diligent or industrious; not busy; idle. Also, habitually idle; indolent; sluggish; as an inactive officer.

Definition 2024

inactivé

inactivé

See also: inactive

French

Verb

inactivé m ‎(feminine singular inactivée, masculine plural inactivés, feminine plural inactivées)

  1. past participle of inactiver

Adjective

inactivé m ‎(feminine singular inactivée, masculine plural inactivés, feminine plural inactivées)

  1. inactivated

Spanish

Verb

inactivé

  1. First-person singular (yo) preterite indicative form of inactivar.

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