dormancy
131torpor — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Stupor] Syn. coma, dormancy, latency, inactivity; see stupor . 2. [Apathy] Syn. dullness, sluggishness, apathy, inanition; see indifference 1 , laziness . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) n. [TOR pur] a state… …
132dormant — [[t]dɔ͟ː(r)mənt[/t]] ADJ Something that is dormant is not active, growing, or being used at the present time but is capable of becoming active later on. ...when the long dormant volcano of Mount St Helens erupted in 1980... The virus remains… …
