verb
- making something inactive or unable to function
Usage: present participle of inactivate
adjective
- having the effect of making something inactive
Usage: technical
Examples
- The scientist is inactivating the virus before testing.
- Heat is effective at inactivating harmful bacteria in food.
- The medication works by inactivating certain enzymes.
- They are inactivating the alarm system for maintenance.
- The inactivating agent neutralized the toxin completely.
- Sunlight has an inactivating effect on some chemicals.