0 present participle of deactivate --
1 to cause something to be no longer active or effective: --
All chemical weapons facilities will be deactivated.
Ultimately, histone methyltransferases are important in deactivating certain genes, needed for proper growth and development.
The rules could be modified for multiplayer games, such as deactivating friendly fire.
Elongation downregulation is also possible, in this case usually by blocking polymerase progress or by deactivating the polymerase.
In addition, some groups will increase the rate of reaction (activating) while others will decrease the rate (deactivating).
The team had the option of either deactivating him for the final seven games of the season or releasing him.
The airfield was also used as a facility for deactivating various air force units after the war.
One metabolite of chlorpyrifos, chlorpyrifos-oxon, binds permanently to the enzyme acetylcholinesterase, preventing this enzyme from deactivating acetylcholine in the synapse.
This is a perfectly acceptable, and even encouraged way of deactivating someone.
