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nonreactive

  • a word derived from reactive.
    reactive
    adjective
    tending to react.

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Strong, nonreactive and corrosion-resistant, titanium is the latest buzzword in cookware.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025

But if he’s nonreactive, that’s not as important.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 2, 2023

Smoldering burns release ammonia, a nonreactive form of nitrogen, from plants.

From Scientific American ● Sep. 12, 2022

In a nonreactive sauce pot on medium heat, combine olive oil, garlic and 1 teaspoon salt.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 20, 2022

Dark matter is nonreactive to light and has so far eluded all efforts to prove its existence.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson