Definition of "nonreactive" []

• Describing something that will not react. (adjective)

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• "The hospital said on its Web site that the mistake occurred because a staff member mistakenly believed he heard the English word "nonreactive" concerning the donor's standard H.I.V. test."
• "Toss the rhubarb pieces with three quarters cup sugar and the flour in a nonreactive mixing bowl."
• "The nonreactive nitrogen is meant to prevent outside air from entering the containment structures, where the air's oxygen can react explosively with the hydrogen produced by the damaged reactors."