dormancy
1Dormancy — Dor man*cy, n. [From {Dormant}.] The state of being dormant; quiescence; abeyance. [1913 Webster] …
2Dormancy — Dor man*cy, n. [From {Dormant}.] The state of being dormant; quiescence; abeyance. [1913 Webster] It is by lying dormant a long time, or being . . . very rarely exercised, that arbitrary power steals upon a people. Burke. [1913 Webster] 2. (Her.) …
3dormancy — dormancy. См. диапауза. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …
4dormancy — dormancy. = diapause (см.). (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …
5dormancy — index abeyance, cessation (interlude), desuetude, inaction, inertia Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
6dormancy — 1789; see DORMANT (Cf. dormant) + CY (Cf. cy) …
7dormancy — /dawr meuhn see/, n. the state of being dormant. [1780 90; DORM(ANT) + ANCY] * * * ▪ biology Introduction state of reduced metabolic activity adopted by many organisms under conditions of environmental stress or, often, as in winter, when… …
8Dormancy — During winter dormancy, plant metabolism virtually comes to a standstill due, in part, to low temperatures that slow chemical activity.[1] Dormancy is a period in an organism s life cycle when growth, development, and (i …
9dormancy — n. a state of dormancy * * * [ dɔːmənsɪ] a state of dormancy …
10dormancy — A period in the life of an animal (hibeRNAtion and aestivation) or plant during which growth slows or completely ceases. Evolved to allow survival of adverse environmental conditions. Annual plants survive the winter as dormant seeds, while many… …
