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Definition of "inactivating" [inactivating]

  • Present participle of inactivate. (verb)

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Use "inactivating" in a sentence
  • "Who needs the chance? one responded, citing a standard method of inactivating viruses with heat and pressure."
  • "As it turns out, a very similar gene, Atonal homolog 1, controls the development secretory cells in the lining of the colon in both humans and mice — and, as Bossyut and his team discovered, inactivating Atoh1 in mice triggers the onset of colon cancer."
  • "This was an entirely novel concept: many drugs on the market used to treat autoimmunity are aimed at inactivating TNF-alpha."
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