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nonreactive

adj

Etymology

From non- + reactive.

  1. derived from *h₂éǵeti✻
  2. derived from ācta
  3. derived from acte
  4. inherited from acte
  5. prefixed as react — “re + act”
  6. formed as reactive — “react + -ive”
  7. prefixed as nonreactive — “non + reactive”

Definitions

  1. That will not react.

    • Heat the tomato sauce in a nonreactive pan. Aluminum is particularly not a nonreactive metal, it will discolor badly and impart a strange flavor.

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