noun
- the processes of making something inactive or causing it to stop functioning
Usage: plural form; often used in scientific contexts
Examples
- The inactivations of several enzymes led to the metabolic disorder.
- Researchers studied the inactivations of genes in cancer cells.
- The inactivations of the security systems caused a breach.
- Multiple inactivations of the protein occurred during the experiment.
- The drug caused inactivations of key cellular pathways.
- Scientists observed inactivations of neural circuits in the brain.