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UNREACTIVE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(chemistry) not reacting chemically
Classified under:
Similar:
inactive ((chemistry) not participating in a chemical reaction; chemically inert)
indifferent; inert; neutral (having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive)
noble (inert especially toward oxygen)
stable (not taking part readily in chemical change)
Domain category:
chemical science; chemistry (the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions)
natural philosophy; physics (the science of matter and energy and their interactions)
Antonym:
reactive (participating readily in reactions)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Not tending to react to stimulation
Classified under:
Similar:
insensitive (not responsive to physical stimuli)
