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dormant
dormant
/ˈdɔrmənt/
adjective
(
)
(biology) in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation
(
hibernating
,
torpid
,
dormant
)
(biology) in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation
Dormant buds
dormant buds
A hibernating bear
a hibernating bear
Torpid frogs
torpid frogs
Inactive but capable of becoming active
(
abeyant
,
dormant
)
inactive but capable of becoming active
Her feelings of affection are dormant but easily awakened
her feelings of affection are dormant but easily awakened
(of e.g. volcanoes) not erupting and not extinct
(
dormant
,
inactive
)
(of e.g. volcanoes) not erupting and not extinct
A dormant volcano
a dormant volcano
(heraldry) lying with head on paws as if sleeping
(
dormant
,
sleeping
)
(heraldry) lying with head on paws as if sleeping
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