Inactivation

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  inactivation \inactivation\ n.
     The act or process of inactivating.
     [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  inactivation
       n 1: the process of rendering inactive; "the gene inactivation
            system"; "thermal inactivation of serum samples" [ant: {activation}]
       2: breaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges)
          [syn: {deactivation}]