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inactivate Definition

in·ac·ti·vate (in ak′tə vāt′)

transitive verb -·vat′ed, -·vat′·ing

  1. to make inactive
  2. Biochem. to destroy the activity of (a substance) by heat, pH, etc.

inactivate Related Forms
in·ac′·ti·va′·tion noun
inactivate Usage Examples

Object

  • vaccine: For inactivated vaccines, the threat of the disease should be weighed against any risk of the vaccine.
  • serum: Heat inactivated serum did not produce any clinical signs, nor gross or microscopic lesions.
  • enzyme: Also it does NOT inactivate the enzymes which break down protein ( see below for full details ).
  • mutation: It is therefore not surprising that inactivating mutation in CLK results in drastic phenotypes.
  • virus: We are given a small amount of an inactivated virus to boost our immune system.
  • bacterium: Ozone works by inactivating bacteria, viruses and fungi.

Subject

  • mutation: Pseudogenes are copies of working genes that have been inactivated by mutation.
  • heat: The virus is inactivated by heat hence you cannot get bird flu from a chicken that's been cooked.
  • matter: They are inactivated by organic matter and decay on storage.

Modifying Another Word

  • rapidly: For example, Dettol is rapidly inactivated by small amounts of feces; Virkon is more active in the presence of organic material.
  • not: These antibodies bind to the surface proteins but do not inactivate the virus.
  • also: Sedentary living and sun damage also inactivate the skin.
  • slowly: L-type channels are slowly inactivated thereby permitting sustained calcium entry 24.
  • chemically: Previous attempts to make one by chemically inactivating the toxin failed.
  • frequently: The restriction point couples proliferation to external cues, and hence is frequently inactivated in tumors that grow autonomously.

Preposition: in

  • way: Excess proteases are inactivated in an irreversible way, whilst endogenous growth factors are protected simultaneously.

Preposition: with

  • formalin: The vaccine is inactivated with formalin and suspended in the aqueous phase of an oil adjuvant emulsion.

Preposition: by

  • mutation: Pseudogenes are copies of working genes that have been inactivated by mutation.
  • heat: The virus is inactivated by heat hence you cannot get bird flu from a chicken that's been cooked.
  • matter: They are inactivated by organic matter and decay on storage.