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inactivation

inactivation \inactivation\ n. The act or process of inactivating.

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inactivation

n. the process of rendering something inactive

WordNet
inactivation
  1. n. the process of rendering inactive; "the gene inactivation system"; "thermal inactivation of serum samples" [ant: activation]

  2. breaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges) [syn: deactivation]

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Inactivation

Inactivation may refer to:

  • Inactivated vaccine, a vaccine that consists of viruses which are grown in culture and then killed
  • RNA interference, also called RNA inactivation, a system that regulates the activity of genes
  • X-inactivation, also called lyonization, a process by which one of the two copies of the x chromosome present in female mammals is inactivated

Usage examples of "inactivation".

Kinetics of the Reaction Inactivation of Tyroserose During Its Catalyzing of the Aerobic Oxidation of Catechol.

So far, the Seti commanders had assumed that the losses were, in fact, due to passive defense systems that had escaped inactivation.