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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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   Jul 8, 2024 · /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 08 Jul. 2024.

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

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   Jul 9, 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.

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

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   Jul 1, 2024 · 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...

5. statsig.com › perspectives › waking-sleeping-giants-how-to-reWaking sleeping giants: How to re-engage dormant users

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   Jul 9, 2024 · At first, they're hooked, eagerly logging in daily to level up. But as time passes, their visits dwindle until they stop altogether. They've become dormant users, their untapped potential lying in wait. Identifying dormant users. The first step in re-engaging dormant users is to define what constitutes dormancy for your product.

6. www.britannica.com › place › VesuviusVesuvius | Facts, Location, & Eruptions | Britannica

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   Jun 29, 2024 · Although a relatively young volcano, Vesuvius had been dormant for centuries before the great eruption of 79 ce that buried the cities of Pompeii, Oplontis, and Stabiae under ashes and lapilli and the city of Herculaneum under a mudflow.

7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › HerpesHerpes - Wikipedia

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   3 days ago · The causes of reactivation are uncertain, but several potential triggers have been documented. A 2009 study showed the protein VP16 plays a key role in reactivation of the dormant virus. Changes in the immune system during menstruation may play a role in HSV-1 reactivation.

8. www.britannica.com › science › parthenogenesisParthenogenesis | Definition, Types, & Facts | Britannica

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   Jul 3, 2024 · parthenogenesis, a reproductive strategy that involves development of a female (rarely a male) gamete (sex cell) without fertilization. It occurs commonly among lower plants and invertebrate animals (particularly rotifers, aphids, ants, wasps, and bees) and rarely among higher vertebrates.