Noun: inactivation ,in,ak-tiv'ey-shun
- The process of rendering inactive
"the gene inactivation system"; "thermal inactivation of serum samples"
- (military) breaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges)
"The base closure led to the inactivation of several support units";
- deactivation
Derived forms: inactivations
Type of: action, activity, chuck [Brit, informal], discharge, dismissal, dismission [rare], firing, heave-ho [informal], natural action, natural process, release, sack, sacking, severance, termination [N. Amer], the axe [informal], the boot [informal], the chop [Brit, informal]
Antonym: activation
Encyclopedia: Inactivation