Defn: The quality or condition of any substance which has no inclination to chemical activity; inactivity.
PASS-KEY
Pass"-key`, n.
Defn: A key for opening more locks than one; a master key.
PASSLESS
Pass"less, a.
Defn: Having no pass; impassable. Cowley.
PASSMAN
Pass"man, n.; pl. Passmen (.
Defn: One who passes for a degree, without honors. See Classman, 2.
[Eng. Univ.]
PASSOVER Pass"o`ver, n. Etym: [Pass + over. See Pasch.] (Jewish Antiq.) (a) A feast of the Jews, instituted to commemorate the sparing of the Hebrews in Egypt, when God, smiting the firstborn of the Egyptians, passed over the houses of the Israelites which were marked with the blood of a lamb. (b) The sacrifice offered at the feast of the passover; the paschal lamb. Ex. xii.
PASS-PAROLE
Pass`-pa*role", n. Etym: [F. passe-parole.] (Mil.)
Defn: An order passed from front to rear by word of mouth.