quiescent
Origin of quiescent
1Other words for quiescent
Other words from quiescent
- qui·es·cent·ly, adverb
- qui·es·cence [kwee-es-uhns, kwahy-], /kwiˈɛs əns, kwaɪ-/, qui·es·cen·cy, noun
Words that may be confused with quiescent
- quiescent , quiet
Words Nearby quiescent
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How to use quiescent in a sentence
It’s possible that other volcanoes with long quiescent periods may also have subtle but protracted warning periods as well.
Signs of unrest were detectable 4 years before Cumbre Vieja erupted, seismic analysis suggests | Kate Baggaley | December 4, 2021 | Popular-ScienceI carried them home in a box, then made them quiescent in the freezer for an hour, and then boiled them semi-alive for two minutes.
Gene Weingarten: Would you like some Brood X with your Dom Pérignon? | Gene Weingarten | May 21, 2021 | Washington PostThey looked at different types of immune cells, determined whether the cells were activated, exhausted, or quiescent, and examined the distinct characteristics of the proteins on those cells’ surfaces that allow them to bind to and attack the virus.
Why covid-19 might finally usher in the era of health care based on a patient’s data | Katie McLean | February 24, 2021 | MIT Technology Review“How [increased blood return] would stimulate the completely quiescent myocardium … is not readily apparent,” he wrote.
Real Life Lazarus: When Patients Rise From the Dead | Sandeep Jauhar | August 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMaybe deep in our brains, a few bacteria are nestled near some quiescent virus and a touch of fetal DNA?
Scientists Find Bacteria Where It Isn’t Supposed to Be: The Brain | Amanda Schaffer | March 17, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Egypt is no longer the quiescent subordinate partner it once was.
Moreover, we found that the view that the movement has become quiescent is fundamentally wrong.
Occupy Wall Street Has Seized Control of This Year’s Political Debate | Doug Schoen | April 28, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTWhile he stood, apparently quiescent, in the clutch of his adversary, he still held his hand on his sword.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterStill the country remained quiescent: it was known that the picture was fictitious, and men refused to be dismayed.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. | E. Farr and E. H. NolanHe stood upright and quiescent, betraying by neither sign nor movement that her words could hurt him.
With Edged Tools | Henry Seton MerrimanThe quiescent arm presents no evidence to the mind concerning its shape, size, or color.
Etidorhpa or the End of Earth. | John Uri LloydWith the continuity of actualization we would behold greatness, in quiescent condition.
Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 3 | Plotinos (Plotinus)
British Dictionary definitions for quiescent
/ (kwɪˈɛsənt) /
quiet, inactive, or dormant
Origin of quiescent
1Derived forms of quiescent
- quiescence or quiescency, noun
- quiescently, adverb
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