inactivate
verb
in·ac·ti·vate
(ˌ)i-ˈnak-tə-ˌvāt 
inactivated; inactivating; inactivates
: to make inactive
chemicals to inactivate viruses
Examples of inactivate in a Sentence
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Pasteurization, the brief heating of milk, can kill or inactivate microbes..
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Chiara Eisner, NPR, 25 May 2024
Additionally, milk samples have been found with remnants of the virus, but testing determined pasteurization inactivated the virus.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 24 May 2024
Research so far has shown that virus particles end up in the milk of infected cows but that pasteurization will inactivate the virus.
—Kerry E. Kaylegian, Discover Magazine, 23 May 2024
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has determined that milk and other dairy products from cows are safe to consume, since the pasteurization process seems to inactivate the virus.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 May 2024
Those samples showed the virus had been inactivated by pasteurization, reducing the health threat to people.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2024
Testing has shown that pasteurization is effective in inactivating the bird flu virus.
—Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 7 May 2024
Key Takeaways New data suggests compounds in certain teas may help inactivate the virus that causes COVID-19.
—Nick Blackmer, Verywell Health, 2 May 2024
In good news for milk drinkers, new FDA and academic studies showed that pasteurization does indeed inactivate the H5N1 bird flu virus, STAT’s Megan Molteni writes.
—Rachel Cohrs Zhang Reprints, STAT, 2 May 2024
Chiara Eisner, NPR, 25 May 2024
Additionally, milk samples have been found with remnants of the virus, but testing determined pasteurization inactivated the virus.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 24 May 2024
Research so far has shown that virus particles end up in the milk of infected cows but that pasteurization will inactivate the virus.
—Kerry E. Kaylegian, Discover Magazine, 23 May 2024
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has determined that milk and other dairy products from cows are safe to consume, since the pasteurization process seems to inactivate the virus.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 May 2024
Those samples showed the virus had been inactivated by pasteurization, reducing the health threat to people.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2024
Testing has shown that pasteurization is effective in inactivating the bird flu virus.
—Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 7 May 2024
Key Takeaways New data suggests compounds in certain teas may help inactivate the virus that causes COVID-19.
—Nick Blackmer, Verywell Health, 2 May 2024
In good news for milk drinkers, new FDA and academic studies showed that pasteurization does indeed inactivate the H5N1 bird flu virus, STAT’s Megan Molteni writes.
—Rachel Cohrs Zhang Reprints, STAT, 2 May 2024
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inactivate
transitive verb
in·ac·ti·vate
(ˈ)in-ˈak-tə-ˌvāt
inactivated; inactivating
: to make inactive: as
a
: to destroy certain biological activities of
inactivate the complement of normal serum by heat
b
: to cause (as an infectious agent) to lose disease-producing capacity
inactivate bacteria
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