Meanings
verbthermoinactivate (third-person singular simple present thermoinactivates, present participle thermoinactivating, simple past and past participle thermoinactivated)
present singular third person thermoinactivates · participle present thermoinactivating · participle past thermoinactivated · past thermoinactivated
- To inactivate by means of heat
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰer-
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰermos
- Proto-Hellenic*kʷʰermós
- Ancient Greekθερμός (thermós)
- Englishthermo-
- 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
- Englishinactivate
- Englishthermoinactivate
From thermo- + inactivate.
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thermoinactivate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thermoinactivate
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“thermoinactivate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thermoinactivate. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
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