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quiescent
qui·es·cent [ kwee éss'nt ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
inactive: inactive or at rest
[Early 17th century. < Latin quiescent-, present participle of quiescere "come to rest" (see quiet)]

qui·es·cence noun
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