Definitions for INACTIVE
ɪnˈæk tɪvin·ac·tive

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. inactiveadjective

   (chemistry) not participating in a chemical reaction; chemically inert

   "desired amounts of inactive chlorine"

2. inactiveadjective

   (pathology) not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly

3. nonoperational, inactiveadjective

   (military) not involved in military operations

4. inactiveadjective

   not exerting influence or change

5. dormant, inactiveadjective

   (of e.g. volcanos) not erupting and not extinct

   "a dormant volcano"

6. passive, inactiveadjective

   lacking in energy or will

   "Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself"- George Meredith

7. inactiveadjective

   lacking activity; lying idle or unused

   "an inactive mine"; "inactive accounts"; "inactive machinery"

8. inactiveadjective

   not engaged in full-time work

   "inactive reserve"; "an inactive member"

9. inactiveadjective

   not active physically or mentally

   "illness forced him to live an inactive life"; "dreamy and inactive by nature"

10. inactive, motionless, static, stilladjective

    not in physical motion

    "the inertia of an object at rest"

GCIDERate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Inactiveadjective

   (Chem. & Biochem.) Lacking biological or biochemical activity; not causing a specific biological or biochemical effect; -- said of substances such as enzymes which have lost their catalytic power, or of small molecules which are tested for some type of biological activity and found to lack that activity; as, after boiling for ten minutes, the enzyme was totally inactive; the methyl analog was inactive as an antibiotic.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. inactiveadjective

   Not active, temporarily or permanently

   The volcano is inactive, but is only dormant.

2. inactiveadjective

   Not functioning or operating; broken down

   The photocopier is inactive pending repair.

3. inactiveadjective

   Retired from duty or service

   Admiral Jones is now on the inactive list.

4. inactiveadjective

   Relatively inert

   Aluminium is inactive towards water.

5. inactiveadjective

   Showing no optical activity in polarized light

   Synthetic glycine is optically inactive as it contains equal amounts of the d- and l- form.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Inactiveadjective

   Not busy; not diligent; idle; indolent; sluggish.

   Etymology: in and active.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Inactive

   Inactive is a TRPV channel in invertebrates. Inactive mutant flies show locomotor and hearing deficits.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. inactive

   Inactive generally refers to a state of inactivity, dormancy or lack of movement, action or change; not participating or involved in any activity or doing anything. It can be used to describe people, objects, substances, or even processes that are currently not in use, not functioning, or not engaged in any particular operation.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Inactiveadjective

   not active; having no power to move; that does not or can not produce results; inert; as, matter is, of itself, inactive

2. Inactiveadjective

   not disposed to action or effort; not diligent or industrious; not busy; idle; as, an inactive officer

3. Inactiveadjective

   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

4. Etymology: [Pref. in- not + active: cf. F. inactif.]

WikidataRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Inactive

   Indicates an absence of a measurable amount of a specific function or role performed by a biological entity in a Biophysical Process, Biochemical Reaction, or Biochemical Process.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Inactive

   in-akt′iv, adj. having no power to move: idle: lazy: (chem.) not showing any action.—n. Inac′tion, idleness: rest.—adv. Inact′ively.—n. Inactiv′ity, idleness.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. inactive

   Not disposed to action or effort; not diligent or industrious; not busy; idle; as, an inactive officer.

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1. • Chemistry
   • Military
   • Pathology

Anagrams for INACTIVE »

1. vineatic

2. antivice

How to pronounce INACTIVE?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of INACTIVE in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of INACTIVE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of INACTIVE in a Sentence

1. George Choy:

   There just isn't enough evidence to support the claim yet in this case, i don't think that has been proven yet. There are some nearby wells that have been inactive for a while. The connection has not been established, but we cannot rule them out. ... We cannot make a correlation with any wells without knowing their history.

2. Keith Diaz:

   There are so many of us who lead inactive or sitting-based lifestyles or have sitting-based jobs, there are these social norms where if you are up out of your desk, people think you’re not working.

3. Ime Archibong:

   We are cutting off API access for hundreds of thousands of inactive apps that have not submitted for our app review process.

4. David Dunstan:

   Unfortunately at the population level, the majority of the population are overweight or obese and the majority of the population are inactive, the message here is that health gains could be made at the population level if sitting time was reduced, of course, in addition to engaging in regular exercise.

5. Katie Harbath:

   The ad you wrote us about is currently inactive on our platform and is not running. Should it become active it would then be sent to third party fact checkers where they would have the option to review it.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=INACTIVE
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=INACTIVE
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Inactive
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=INACTIVE
5. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inactive
6. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
7. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/INACTIVE
8. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=INACTIVE
9. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=INACTIVE
10. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
    https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html