be inert
Example Sentences
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The ligand or tag must be inert and have no negative impact on the function of the cells or create any reaction that could cause side effects.
From Science Daily • Nov. 25, 2024
The grenade was found to be inert and, according to its owner, was bought at an air show.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 4, 2023
Sonia is a puppet, and she would be inert without them.
From New York Times • Oct. 8, 2021
Prof Stride also says that, if they're proven to be inert, shortened CNTs may provide an "effective mechanism for drug delivery to the inner cell region".
From BBC • Mar. 21, 2016
That which really produces motion, cannot itself be inert; and that which actually causes the human mind to think and reason, cannot itself be devoid of intelligence.
From The Grammar of English Grammars by Brown, Goold
