Dormancy
//ˈdɔː.mən.si//
"Dormancy" in a Sentence (3 examples)
Bears are known for their predictive dormancy.
Cosmic radiation during a solar minimum can reactivate viruses from their dormancy.
[N]ow the big Thanksgiving dinner which they had eaten was beginning to work upon them a spell of dormancy.
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