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Synonyms for dormancy

Grammar : Noun
Spell : dawr-muh n-see
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɔr mən si


Définition of dormancy

Origin :
  • 1789; see dormant + -cy.
  • noun abeyance
Example sentences :
  • That is a sign of the absence, or at least of the dormancy, of the Comic idea.
  • Extract from : « The Short Works of George Meredith » by George Meredith
  • It has now to be shewn that the germs of disease also retain their vital powers in a state of dormancy during a lengthened period.
  • Extract from : « Epidemics Examined and Explained: or, Living Germs Proved by Analogy to be a Source of Disease » by John Grove
  • Thus, at the proper time, the milk-glands of a mammalian mother are awakened from their dormancy.
  • Extract from : « The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) » by J. Arthur Thomson
  • That has been during their season of dormancy, but in every case they have pushed at the proper time.
  • Extract from : « Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers » by John Wood
  • The change of seasons, and an annual period of dormancy, demand forethought and prudence.
  • Extract from : « The Theistic Conception of the World » by B. F. (Benjamin Franklin) Cocker
  • The most remarkable thing about them is the length and intensity of their dormancy in hibernation.
  • Extract from : « Zoology: The Science of Animal Life » by Ernest Ingersoll
  • During this confinement, they do not hibernate but rather enter a state of "dormancy" and become inactive.
  • Extract from : « Metabolic Adaptation to Climate and Distribution of the Raccoon Procyon Lotor and Other Procyonidae » by John N. Mugaas
  • The activity of the plague in London in 1563 made up for its dormancy in the years preceding.
  • Extract from : « A History of Epidemics in Britain (Volume I of II) » by Charles Creighton
  • A distinction of great importance from a physiological and a practical point of view is made between rest and dormancy in plants.
  • Extract from : « Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Thirty-Eighth Annual Meeting » by Northern Nut Growers Association
  • Five-lined skinks fast for at least half the year during the period of dormancy, from September to April.
  • Extract from : « Life History and Ecology of the Five-lined Skink, Eumeces fasciatus » by Henry S. Fitch

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