Definition of inactive
b(1)
: being out of use
(2)
: relating to or being members of the armed forces who are not performing or available for military duties
c(1)
: chemically inert
(2)
: optically neutral in polarized light
d
: biologically inert especially because of the loss of some quality (such as infectivity or antigenicity)
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The first known use of inactive was in 1664
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