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Dormancy
ˈdɔːmən(t)si
Dormancy definitions
noun
dormancies
dormancy
- the state of having normal physical functions suspended or slowed down for a period of time; deep sleep
"the insects are able to enter prolonged states of dormancy, allowing them to resist freezing"
- the state in which a plant is alive but not actively growing
"dormancy allows woody plants to survive these unfavourable conditions"
- temporary inactivity in a volcano
"some large volcanoes spend thousands of years in a state of dormancy"
- the state in which a disease causes no symptoms but is not cured and is liable to recur
"various animal models have been used to study the dormancy of tuberculosis in humans"
- the state of being temporarily inactive or inoperative
"his prolonged dormancy ended with the publication of Collected Poems"