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dormant
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(of an animal) in a suspended or slowed mode of physical activity due to environmental conditions
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(of e.g. volcanos) not erupting and not extinct
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not in an active, developing, or operating state but can become so later on
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lying with head on paws as if sleeping
Example
The dormant virus remained inactive in the host's body, showing no signs of replication or active infection.
Spread through bodily fluids, CMV can remain dormant for life in most infected individuals.
The dormant cells seemed to vegetate quietly for years before unexpectedly awakening and forming a tumor.
As the days lengthen and temperatures rise, the dormant plants in the garden come into leaf, signaling the arrival of warmer weather.
As temperatures rise, the dormant bulbs underground begin to bud and push through the soil.
