Meanings
noundeinactivation (countable and uncountable, plural deinactivations)
plural deinactivations
- countableuncountableThe release of an ion channel in a neuron from inactivation
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*de
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
- Proto-Italic*dē
- Latindē
- Latindē-
- Englishde-
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Italic*n̥-
- Latinin-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵeti
- Proto-Italic*agō
- Latinagō
- Ancient Greekἐνεργητικός (energētikós)
- Latināctīvus
- Latinināctīvu
- Frenchinactif
- Englishinactive
- Englishinactivation
- Englishdeinactivation
From de- + inactivation.
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APA
deinactivation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deinactivation
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“deinactivation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deinactivation. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deinactivation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deinactivation.
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