noun
1. the process of rendering inactive
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the gene inactivation system
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thermal inactivation of serum samples
• Ant: ↑activation
• Derivationally related forms: ↑inactivate
• Hypernyms: ↑natural process, ↑natural action, ↑action, ↑activity
2. breaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges)
• Syn: ↑deactivation
• Derivationally related forms: ↑inactivate, ↑deactivate (for: ↑deactivation)
• Topics: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑armed services, ↑military machine, ↑war machine
• Hypernyms:
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nounsee inactivate
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inactivāˈtion noun
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Main Entry: ↑inactive
Useful english dictionary. 2012.