inactive
Example Sentences
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The mice received daily injections of PTH for periods ranging from two weeks to two months, while control animals were given inactive solutions.
From Science Daily
Your Fidelity account, as a result, is treated as a separate, inactive plan.
From MarketWatch
While he described welfare as a necessary "safety net", he vowed to get thousands of economically inactive Scots back into work.
From BBC
The protein needed to switch cleanly between active and inactive states for the cell to survive.
From Science Daily
While the case is inactive, the person can remain in the U.S., work legally and pursue other avenues of relief.
From Los Angeles Times
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