Inert

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Description

A stable material that does not react with other chemicals. Inert minerals and pigments are used as fillers and extenders in paints and as substrates for organic dyes. Examples of inert white pigments and extenders include gypsum, sulfate barium sulfate, trihydrate alumina trihydrate, silica fumed silica, and oxide zinc oxide.

Synonyms and Related Terms

inert materials (AAT)

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Authority

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The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998

Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000

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