quiescence

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noun

Plural noun:

quiescences

1.
(countable, uncountable)The state of being quiescent; dormancy.
2.
(countable, uncountable)Being at rest, quiet, still, inactive or motionless.
3.
(countable, uncountable)The action of bringing something to rest or making it quiescent; the action of coming to rest or to a quiescent state.
4.
(countable, uncountable)(microbiology) The period when a cell is in a term of no growth and no division.
5.
(countable, uncountable)(entomology) In insects, a temporary slowing down of metabolism and development in response to adverse environmental conditions, which, unlike diapause, does not involve physiological changes.

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immunoquiescencenonquiescence

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From quiescent + -ence, or borrowed from Latin quiescentia, from quiescens, present participle of quiesco, from quies.