unreactive
Britishadjective
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For the first time, they successfully separated the chiral forms of both pristane and phytane, despite the molecules being extremely unreactive.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026
In addition to being lighter than air, helium is staunchly unreactive, making it useful for manufacturing sensitive products such as computer chips.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 5, 2023
Atmospheric nitrogen consists of N2 molecules, which are very unreactive due to the strong nitrogen-nitrogen triple bond.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
It is also reasonably cheap, unreactive and easy to purify.
From Economist ● Jan. 11, 2018
UK-based Econic Technologies has invented a way of encouraging CO2 - a typically unreactive gas - to react with the petrochemical raw materials used in the making of many plastics.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2017
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