quiescence
Meaning of quiescence
- The state of being quiescent; dormancy.
- Being at rest, quiet, still, inactive or motionless.
- The action of bringing something to rest or making it quiescent; the action of coming to rest or to a quiescent state.
- The period when a cell is in a term of no growth and no division.
- In insects, a temporary slowing down of metabolism and development in response to adverse environmental conditions, which, unlike diapause, does not involve physiological changes.
Information about quiescence
- It is a name.
- The plural form of quiescence is: quiescences.
- Languages in which quiescence is used:
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Hyphenation of quiescence
qui-es-cence
- It consists of 3 syllables and 10 chars.
- quiescence is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
quiescence synonyms
Meaning dormancy:
Meaning quiescency:
quiescency, dormancy, sleeping
Words that rhyme with quiescence
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