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  Inactive \In*ac"tive\, a. [Pref. in- not + active: cf. F.
     inactif.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. Not active; having no power to move; that does not or can
        not produce results; inert; as, matter is, of itself,
        inactive.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Not disposed to action or effort; not diligent or
        industrious; not busy; idle; as, an inactive officer.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. (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.
        [PJC]
  
     Syn: Inert; dull; sluggish; idle; indolent; slothful; lazy.
          See Inert.
          [1913 Webster]

  Inactive \In*ac"tive\, a. [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 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.
  
     Syn: Inert; dull; sluggish; idle; indolent; slothful; lazy.
          See Inert.

  inactive
       adj 1: not participating in a chemical reaction; "desired amounts
              of inactive chlorine"
       2: not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly [ant: active]
       3: not active or exerting influence [ant: active]
       4: of e.g. volcanos; permanently inactive; "an extinct volcano"
          [syn: extinct] [ant: active, dormant]
       5: of e.g. volcanos; temporarily inactive; "a dormant volcano"
          [syn: dormant] [ant: extinct, active]
       6: lacking in energy or will; "Much benevolence of the passive
          order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain
          upon oneself"- George Meredith [syn: passive] [ant: active]
       7: lacking activity; lying idle or unused; "an inactive mine";
          "inactive accounts"; "inactive machinery" [ant: active]
       8: not engaged in full-time work; "inactive reserve" ; "an
          inactive member of the department" [ant: active]
       9: not active physically or mentally; "illness forced him to
          live an inactive life"; "dreamy and inactive by nature"
          [ant: active]
       10: not engaged in military action [syn: reserve(a)]
       11: not in physical motion; "the inertia of an object at rest"
           [syn: motionless, static, still]
       12: temporarily inactive [syn: abeyant, in abeyance(p), suspended]

  inactive
     French a.
     (feminine singular of fr inactif)
     French vb.
     (inflection of fr inactiver  1//3 s pres ind//sub ; 2 s impr)
     Latin a.
     (inflection of la ināctīvus  voc m s)
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: inactivar)

  inactive
     a.
     1 Not active, temporarily or permanently.
     2 Not engaging in physical activity.
     3 Not functioning or operating; broken down
     4 retired from duty or service.
     5 (lb en chemistry) relatively inert.
     6 (lb en physics) Showing no optical activity in polarized light.
     n.
     A person who does not take action.

  inactive
     French a.
     (feminine singular of fr inactif)
     French vb.
     (inflection of fr inactiver  1//3 s pres ind//sub ; 2 s impr)
     Latin a.
     (inflection of la ināctīvus  voc m s)
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: inactivar)

  inactive
     French a.
     (feminine singular of fr inactif)
     French vb.
     (inflection of fr inactiver  1//3 s pres ind//sub ; 2 s impr)
     Latin a.
     (inflection of la ināctīvus  voc m s)
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: inactivar)

  inactive
     Englanti a.
     1 epäaktiivinen
     2 (yhteys shakki k=en) passiivinen

  inactive
     Engelska a.
     inaktiv

  Inactive /ɪnˈaktɪv/
  خامل

  inactive //ɪnˈæktɪv// 
  1. бездеен
  not active, temporarily or permanently
  2. неработещ
  not functioning or operating; broken down
  3. инертен
  relatively inert
  4. запасен
  retired from duty or service

  inactive /ɪnˈaktɪv/
  neaktivní

  inactive /ɪnˈaktɪv/ 
  nečinný

  inactive /ɪnˈaktɪv/
  inaktivní

  inactive /ɪnˈaktɪv/
  líný

  inactive /ɪnˈaktɪv/ 
  anweithredol 

  inactive /ɪnˈaktɪv/
  inaktiv, untätig 
   see: more inactive, most inactive, be inactive
  

  inactive /ɪnˈaktɪv/
  inaktiv, nicht reaktiv, nicht reagierend, reaktionslos  [chem.]
     Synonyms: unreactive, non-reactive
  

  inactive /ɪnˈaktɪv/
  nichtstuend 
     Synonyms: idle, do-nothing, loafing, lazy
  

  inactive /ɪnˈaktɪv/
  nicht radioaktiv, inaktiv, frei von Radioaktivität
     Synonym: cold
  
   see: radioactive, more radioactive, most radioactive, radioactive substances, radioactive waste, radiowaste, radioelement, be radioactive
  

  inactive /ɪnˈaktɪv/
  tatenlos, träge 

  inactive //ɪnˈæktɪv// 
  1. epäaktiivinen
  not active, temporarily or permanently
  2. rikki
  not functioning or operating; broken down
  3. inaktiivinen 2.
  relatively inert
   3.
  showing no optical activity in polarized light
  4. eronnut
  retired from duty or service

  inactive /ɪnˈaktɪv/ 
  1. निष्क्रिय
        "Some animals are inactive during the day time."

  inactive /ɪnˈaktɪv/
  labav, neaktivan, nedjelatan, nedjelotvoran, pasivan, pasivna, trom

  inactive /ɪnˈaktɪv/
  1. renyhe
  2. nem mûködô
  3. közömbös
  4. nem dolgozó
  5. indifferens
  6. inaktív
  7. tartalékos
  8. tunya
  9. semleges
  10. nem tevékeny
  11. hatástalan
  12. tétlen

  inactive //ɪnˈæktɪv// 
  つまらない, 不活発, 休止中
  not active, temporarily or permanently

  inactive /inæktiv/
  1. neveiklus
     See also: passive
  
  2. inertiškas

  inactive /ɪnˈæktɪv/ 
    bezczynny

  inactive //ɪnˈæktɪv// 
  inaktiv
  not active, temporarily or permanently

  
/ˌɪˈnæktɪv/

  
/inaktiv/

  94 Moby Thesaurus words for "inactive":
     abeyant, apathetic, asleep, at a standstill, cataleptic, catatonic,
     contemplative, dead, deliberate, disengaged, do-nothing, dopey,
     dormant, dull, easy, flat, foul, groggy, hasteless, heavy, idle,
     immobile, in abeyance, in suspense, inanimate, indolent, inert,
     inoperative, jobless, lackadaisical, laissez-aller, laissez-faire,
     languid, languorous, latent, lazy, leaden, leisurely, lethargic,
     lifeless, listless, logy, meditative, motionless, neuter, neutral,
     ossified, out of work, pacific, paralytic, paralyzed, passive,
     peaceful, phlegmatic, placid, procrastinating, quiescent, quiet,
     quietist, quietistic, relaxed, resting, sedentary, serene, slack,
     sleeping, sleepy, slothful, slow, sluggish, slumbering, smoldering,
     somnolent, stagnant, stagnating, standing, standpat, static,
     stationary, still, supine, suspended, tame, torpid, tranquil,
     unactive, unaroused, unemployed, unhasty, unhurried, unmoving,
     unoccupied, vegetable, vegetative
  
  

  a. 不活动的,停止的,怠惰的;

     a. 不活动的,停止的,怠惰的
     a. 非活动的