Physical Inertness
Nouns
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inertness, dullness etc. adj.
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inertia, inertion, inactivity, torpor, languor
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quiescence etc. Quiescence
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latency, inaction
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passivity. mental inertness
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sloth etc. (inactivity) Inactivity
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inexcitability etc. [Absence of excitability, or of excitement.] Inexcitability
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irresolution etc. Irresolution
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obstinacy etc. Obstinacy
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permanence etc. [Absence of change.] Permanence. rare gas, paraffin, noble metal, unreactivity.
Verbs
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be inert etc. adj.
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hang fire, smolder.
Adjectives
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inert, inactive, passive
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torpid etc. Inactivity
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sluggish, dull, heavy, flat, slack, tame, slow, blunt
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unreactive
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lifeless, dead, uninfluential. latent, dormant, smoldering, unexerted.
Adverbs
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inactively etc. adj.
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in suspense, in abeyance.