be inert

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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

To be inert has the same meaning as to be dead.

From The Recreations of a Country Parson by Boyd, Andrew Kennedy Hutchison