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inactivation

inactivation noun: the process of rendering something inactive.

Noun

inactivation (countable and uncountable, plural inactivations)

  1. The process of rendering something inactive.

Forms of inactivation

pluralinactivations

Origin of inactivation

From in- + activation or inactive + -ation.

Words formed from inactivation

Words that rhyme with inactivation

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Questions about inactivation

What does inactivation mean?
Inactivation means the process of rendering something inactive.
What part of speech is inactivation?
Inactivation is a noun.
What is the plural of inactivation?
The plural of inactivation is inactivations.

Words near inactivation in the dictionary

  1. inactivatable
  2. inactivate
  3. inactivated
  4. inactivates
  5. inactivating
  6. inactivation
  7. inactivations
  8. inactivator
  9. inactivators
  10. inactive
  11. inactive ingredient

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