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in-your-face
inability
inaccessible
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inaccurate
inaction
inactivate
inactive
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inadmissible
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inactive

in·ac·tive [ in áktiv ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. not taking action: taking no action, or taking no part in an action that others are involved in

2. not being used or operated: not in use, functioning, or operating

3. lazy or sedentary: not involving or taking part in physical activity

4. geography dormant: describes a volcano that is not erupting but is not extinct

5. military not in active service: not taking part in, or not being used for, active military service

6. chemistry inert: having little or no chemical reactivity

7. chemistry having low radioactivity: having low or no measurable radioactivity

8. biology not affecting living things: having little if any discernible effect on living things as a result of the loss of some property such as the ability to infect or create antigens

9. medicine not developing or showing symptoms: describes a disease that, though present in the body, is not developing or producing any symptoms


in·ac·tive·ly adverb
in·ac·tive·ness noun
in·ac·tiv·i·ty [ ìn ak tívvətee ] noun
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