dormant
adj 1: of e.g. volcanos; temporarily inactive; "a dormant volcano"
[syn: {inactive}] [ant: {extinct}, {active}]
2: (heraldry) lying with head on paws as if sleeping [syn: {dormant(ip)},
{sleeping}]
3: (biology) in a condition of biological rest or suspended
animation; "dormant buds"; "a hibernating bear"; "torpid
frogs" [syn: {hibernating(a)}, {torpid}]
4: not active but capable of becoming active; "her feelings of
affection are dormant but easily awakened"