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: August 25, 2023
\kwy-ESS-unt\ adjective
What It Means
Quiescent is a formal word that describes things that are quiet, inactive, or in a state of peaceful rest. In medical contexts it describes a condition that is not currently developing or causing symptoms, as in "a quiescent disease/virus."
// Volcanoes often exist for centuries in a quiescent state before their sudden, violent eruptions.
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