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quiescence

 
 
(kwē′es·əns)

(cell and molecular biology) A period in which a cell is not increasing its mass or going through the cell cycle.


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noun

    The condition of being temporarily inactive: abeyance, abeyancy, dormancy, intermission, latency, suspension. See action/inaction.

 
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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction
  Synonyms: dormancy, quiescency

Meaning #2: quiet and inactive restfulness
  Synonyms: quiescency, dormancy, sleeping


 
 
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