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Definition of Inactivate
1. Verb. Release from military service or remove from the active list of military service.
Generic synonyms: Discharge, Muster Out
Derivative terms: Demobilisation, Demobilization, Inactivation
Antonyms: Mobilize
2. Verb. Make inactive. "They deactivated the file"
Generic synonyms: Alter, Change, Modify
Specialized synonyms: Paralyse, Paralyze
Derivative terms: Deactivation, Inactivation
Antonyms: Activate
Definition of Inactivate
1. Verb. To make inactive. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Inactivate
1. [v -VATED, -VATING, -VATES]
Medical Definition of Inactivate
1. To destroy the biological activity or the effects of an agent or substance, as the activity of complement is destroyed when serum is heated. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Inactivate
Literary usage of Inactivate
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. International Medical and Surgical Surveyby American Institute of Medicine by American Institute of Medicine (1922)
"Whereas nickel, cobalt, copper and zinc inactivate urease, iron does not inactivate
urease. Although the other substances examined inactivate urease, ..."
2. Microbiology: A Text-book of Microörganisms, General and Applied by Charles E. Marshall (1921)
"The same substances which kill living cells, like formaldehyde, hydrocyanic acid,
mercuric chloride, phenol, will also inactivate enzymes, though usually ..."
3. Risk Assessment for Neurobehavioral Toxicity edited by Bernard Weiss, Jurg Elsner (1997)
"Tables 1, 3, and 5 show the IF50/IC50 ratio—the ratio of the dose needed to
produce 50% inhibition of the function to the dose needed to inactivate 50% of ..."
4. Disinfectants: Do They Work? by DIANE Publishing Company (1994)
"Disinfectant The disinfectant is intended to destroy or inactivate one or more
major species of bacteria, depending upon whether the disinfectant makes a ..."
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