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inerting

inerting is the present participle and gerund of inert.

Meaning of inert

Verb

inert (third-person singular simple present inerts, present participle inerting, simple past and past participle inerted)

  1. To fill with an inert gas to reduce the risk of explosion.

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Noun

inerting (uncountable)

  1. The filling of the ullage of a fuel tank with an inert gas to reduce the risk of explosion.
    • With regard to fuel tank inerting, the FAA letter stated that its research on ground-based inerting indicated that the costs associated with the needed ground equipment are significantly less than what was estimated by the FTHWG and, further, that analysis indicated that ground-based inerting would...2000 August 23, National Transportation Safety Board, “2.4.2 Preclusion of Flammable Fuel/Air Vapor in Fuel Tanks”, in Aircraft Accident Report: In-flight Breakup Over the Atlantic Ocean, Trans World...

Questions about inerting

What does inerting mean?
Inerting means the filling of the ullage of a fuel tank with an inert gas to reduce the risk of explosion.
What is inerting the present participle and gerund of?
Inerting is the present participle and gerund of inert.
What part of speech is inerting?
Inerting is a noun.

Words near inerting in the dictionary

  1. inertial spaces
  2. inertialess
  3. inertialessness
  4. inertially
  5. inertias
  6. inerting
  7. inertinite
  8. inertinites
  9. inertinitic
  10. inertion
  11. inertitude

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