unreactive

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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

"If we then offer a certain molecule, for example nitrogen, which is normally unreactive and doesn't bind, the beast is satisfied with it because it has no other choice," he says.

From Science Daily • Nov. 3, 2023

Nitroglycerin is very dangerous because it explodes easily; neon poses almost no hazard because it is very unreactive.

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

It is also reasonably cheap, unreactive and easy to purify.

From Economist • Jan. 11, 2018

The checklist for diagnosing death includes checking for a heartbeat and breathing, and examining the eyes to check if the pupils are large and unreactive.

From BBC • Oct. 17, 2012