Usually means: Unreactive under normal chemical conditions.
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We found 43 dictionaries that define the word inert:

General (25 matching dictionaries)
  1. inert: Merriam-Webster.com
  2. inert: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. inert: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. inert: Collins English Dictionary
  5. inert: Vocabulary.com
  6. Inert, inert: Wordnik
  7. inert: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. inert: Wiktionary
  9. inert: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  10. inert: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  11. inert: Infoplease Dictionary
  12. inert: Dictionary.com
  13. inert: Online Etymology Dictionary
  14. inert: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  15. Inert (disambiguation), Inert: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  16. Inert: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  17. inert: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  18. inert: Rhymezone
  19. Inert: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  20. inert: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  21. inert: Free Dictionary
  22. inert: Mnemonic Dictionary
  23. inert: Dictionary/thesaurus

Art (1 matching dictionary)
  1. inert: ArtLex Lexicon of Visual Art Terminology

Business (5 matching dictionaries)
  1. MoneyGlossary.com (No longer online)
  2. INVESTORWORDS (No longer online)
  3. Construction Term Glossary (No longer online)
  4. inert: Legal dictionary
  5. BusinessDictionary.com (No longer online)

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. inert: Encyclopedia

Medicine (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  2. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  3. Glossary of HIV/AIDS Related Terms (No longer online)
  4. inert: Medical dictionary

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. INERT: Acronym Finder

Science (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. Inert: Eric Weisstein's World of Chemistry
  2. Inert: Material Safety Data Sheets HyperGlossary
  3. inert: PlanetMath Encyclopedia

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. inert: Urban Dictionary

Tech (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. AUTOMOTIVE TERMS (No longer online)
  2. Explosives (No longer online)

(Note: See inertly as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (
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American English Definition British English Definition
adjective:  Unable to move or act; inanimate.
adjective:  Sluggish or lethargic.
adjective:  (chemistry) Not readily reacting with other elements or compounds.
adjective:  Having no therapeutic action.
noun:  (chemistry) A substance that does not react chemically.
verb:  To fill with an inert gas to reduce the risk of explosion.

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