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Definition of Inerts
1. inert [n] - See also: inert
Lexicographical Neighbors of Inerts
Literary usage of Inerts
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Organic Lies: Misconceptions of the United States Organic Act in America and by Mary Choate (2007)
"... pesticide ingredient in accordance with any limitations on the use of such
substances. (1) EPA List 4 - inerts of Minimal Concern (n)-(z) [Reserved] ..."
2. Pamphlets on Wood Preservation (1909)
"White lead is a prominent constituent, while the "inerts" arc wanting. I would
not have it understood that there are no paints being sold in North Dakota ..."
3. Analysis of Paint and Varnish Products by Clifford Dyer Holley (1912)
"Either class, however, consists essentially of glue and one or more of the
following inerts, whiting, china clay, gypsum, magnesium silicate, together with ..."
4. Sustainability in the Chemical Industry: Grand Challenges and Research Needs by National Research Council (U. S.) (2005)
"This has to do with so-called pesticidal inerts or nonactive ingredients. ...
The problem with this is that there are 850 pesticidal inerts being used. ..."
5. The Mineral Industry by Richard Pennefather Rothwell (1913)
"The percentage of inerts may be raised to 20 per cent, inclusive of 7 per cent,
each of barytes and blanc fixe or say 13 per cent, barytes and the remainder ..."
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