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inactivate
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in·ac·ti·vate  (n-kt-vt)
tr.v. in·ac·ti·vat·ed, in·ac·ti·vat·ing, in·ac·ti·vates
To render inactive.

in·acti·vation n.

inactivate [ɪnˈæktɪˌveɪt]
vb
(tr) to render inactive
inactivation  n
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Verb1.inactivate - release from military service or remove from the active list of military service
muster out, discharge - release from military service
2.inactivate - make inactive; "they deactivated the file"
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
paralyse, paralyze - make powerless and unable to function; "The bureaucracy paralyzes the entire operation"
activate - make active or more active; "activate an old file"


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It's more likely that the inactivating myosin mutation became common as our ancestors began to eat primarily soft foods, McCollum proposes.
The product of one such gene is a protein known as silent information regulator 3, or Sir3, which clings to the genes responsible for stress proteins, thereby inactivating them and keeping them silent.
Cerus Corporation is developing medical systems and therapeutics based on the company's proprietary Helinx technology for inactivating disease-causing agents.
 
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