UNREACTIVE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

I. (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(chemistry) not reacting chemically

Classified under:

Adjectives

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