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How to pronounce “inactive”
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Pronunciation guide for inactive
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of inactive with real speech in context.
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- What If a Simple Blood Test Could Detect Cancer?
and inactive in healthy cells
- Definition summary
- Not active, temporarily or permanently.
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How to pronounce inactive
What If a Simple Blood Test Could Detect Cancer?

and inactive in healthy cells
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A Deep Dive Into “inactive”
Meaning
- [Adjective]
- Not active, temporarily or permanently.
- Not engaging in physical activity.
- Not functioning or operating; broken down
- Retired from duty or service.
- (chemistry) Relatively inert.
- (physics) Showing no optical activity in polarized light.
- [Noun]
- A person who does not take action.
- [Verb]
- inflection of inactiver:
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