inactive
English
/ɪnˈæktɪv/
adj
Definitions
- Not active, temporarily or permanently.
- Not functioning or operating; broken down
- Retired from duty or service.
- (chemistry) Relatively inert.
- (physics) Showing no optical activity in polarized light.
Etymology
Derived from French inactif.
Origin
French
inactif
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
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Cognates and derived terms
- bioinactive English
- deinactivate English
- inactivate English
- inactivator English
- inactively English
- inactiveness English
- inactose English
- photoinactivate English
- photoinactive English
- thermoinactivate English
- inactif French
- inactiver French