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| slumber |
to be temporarily inactive. [1/5 definitions] |
| thymus |
a vestigial ductless gland or glandular structure found in vertebrates, usu. at the base of the neck, that is active during childhood in modifying white blood cells and building resistance to disease, but becomes inactive in the adult. |
| torpid |
dormant or inactive, as in hibernation. [1/2 definitions] |
| vegetate |
to be lazy, dull, and inactive; do almost nothing. [1/2 definitions] |
| vegetative |
dull, lazy, or inactive. [1/3 definitions] |
| wait |
to keep oneself inactive or in one place until an anticipated event occurs (often fol. by "for" or "until"). [1/8 definitions] |
| zymogen |
an inactive protein that has the potential to become an enzyme because of an internal change. |
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