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   dormant

   /ˈdɔːm(ə)nt/

   adjective

   • 1. (of an animal) having normal physical functions suspended or slowed down for a period of time; in or as if in a deep sleep: "dormant butterflies"
   • ▪ (of a plant or bud) alive but not actively growing.
   • ▪ (of a volcano) temporarily inactive.
   • ▪ (of a disease) causing no symptoms but not cured and liable to recur: "the disease may remain dormant and undetected until transmitted to other fish"
   • 2. temporarily inactive or inoperative: "that dormant urge to write fiction has re-emerged"
   • 3. (of an animal) depicted lying with its head on its paws.

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the senses ‘fixed in position’ and ‘latent’): from Old French, ‘sleeping’, present participle of dormir, from Latin dormire ‘to sleep’.

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2. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › lie dormantLie dormant - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   6 days ago · /laɪ ˌdɔrmənt/ IPA guide. Other forms: lain dormant; lying dormant; lies dormant. Definitions of lie dormant. verb. be inactive, as if asleep. “His work lay dormant for many years” Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Lie dormant." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/lie dormant. Accessed 30 Jun. 2024.

3. taxscouts.com › limited-companies › what-is-a-dormant-companyWhat is a dormant company vs a nontrading company? – TaxScouts

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   Jun 18, 2024 · A dormant company is a company that has been incorporated at Companies House but does not currently have any business activity. In a nutshell, it’s a company with no income or expenses. Business activity includes: buying, selling, renting, advertising, employing staff and/or earning interest.

4. fastercapital.com › content › Financial-Institutions--HowFinancial Institutions: How Banks Handle Dormant Accounts

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   Jun 12, 2024 · Dormant accounts refer to accounts that have been inactive or untouched for a certain period of time. The length of time varies depending on the financial institution and the type of account.

5. spaceplace.nasa.gov › volcanoes2 › enWhat Is a Volcano? | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for Kids

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   Jun 13, 2024 · Volcanoes can be active, dormant, or extinct. Active volcanoes are volcanoes that have had recent eruptions or are expected to have eruptions in the near future. Dormant volcanoes no longer produce eruptions, but might again sometime in the future.

6. bigthink.com › hard-science › extreme-dormancy-helps-lifeExtreme dormancy helps life survive on Earth — and possibly alien...

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   5 days ago · In this mode, the cell is dormant, with little or no metabolic activity going on and no reproduction possible. Bacteria can keep “alive” in this way for extremely long times, with one study...

7. www.frontiersin.org › journals › environmental-scienceDormant season warming amplifies daytime CO - Frontiers

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   2 days ago · Table 1. Examples of dormant season carbon dioxide fluxes as measured with chambers from temperate salt marshes. Note that the method and frequency of sampling differs across studies. The goal of this study was to quantify daytime CO 2 fluxes from an urban temperate salt marsh during the dormant ...

8. www.britannica.com › science › hibernationHibernation | Winter Sleep, Torpor & Adaptation | Britannica

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   Jun 29, 2024 · hibernation, a state of greatly reduced metabolic activity and lowered body temperature adopted by certain mammals as an adaptation to adverse winter conditions. A brief treatment of hibernation follows. For full treatment, see dormancy.