Inactive vs. Nonactive

Inactiveadjective

Not active, temporarily or permanently.

Inactiveadjective

Not functioning or operating; broken down

Inactiveadjective

Retired from duty or service.

Inactiveadjective

(chemistry) Relatively inert.

Inactiveadjective

(physics) Showing no optical activity in polarized light.

Inactiveadjective

Not active; having no power to move; that does not or can not produce results; inert; as, matter is, of itself, inactive.

Inactiveadjective

Not disposed to action or effort; not diligent or industrious; not busy; idle; as, an inactive officer.

Inactiveadjective

Not exhibiting any action or activity on polarized light; optically inactive; optically neutral; - said of isomeric forms of certain substances, in distinction from other forms which are optically active; as, racemic acid is an inactive tartaric acid.

Inactiveadjective

Lacking biological or biochemical activity; not causing a specific biological or biochemical effect; - said of substances such as enzymes which have lost their catalytic power, or of small molecules which are tested for some type of biological activity and found to lack that activity; as, after boiling for ten minutes, the enzyme was totally inactive; the methyl analog was inactive as an antibiotic.

Inactiveadjective

not participating in a chemical reaction;

Inactiveadjective

not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly

Inactiveadjective

not active or exerting influence

Inactiveadjective

of e.g. volcanos; permanently inactive;

Inactiveadjective

of e.g. volcanos; temporarily inactive;

Inactiveadjective

lacking in energy or will;

Inactiveadjective

lacking activity; lying idle or unused;

Inactiveadjective

not engaged in full-time work;

Inactiveadjective

not active physically or mentally;

Inactiveadjective

not engaged in military action

Inactiveadjective

not in physical motion;

Inactiveadjective

temporarily inactive

Inactiveadjective

not engaging in or involving any or much physical activity

Inactiveadjective

not working; inoperative

Inactiveadjective

not engaging in political or other activity

Inactiveadjective

having no chemical or biological effect

Inactiveadjective

(of a disease) not exhibiting symptoms

Inactive

Inactive is a TRPV channel in invertebrates. Inactive mutant flies show locomotor and hearing deficits.

Nonactiveadjective

Not active; inactive; inert.