Dormant, "sleeping", may refer to:
Science
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Dormancy
Dormancy is a period in an organism's Biological life cycle, life cycle when growth, development, and (in animals) physical activity are temporarily stopped. This minimizes metabolism, metabolic activity and therefore helps an organism to conserv ...
in an organism's life cycle
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Dormant volcano
A volcano is commonly defined as a vent or fissure in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface.
On Earth, volcanoes are most often ...
, a volcano that is inactive but may become active in the future
Culture
*Dormant, a
heraldry attitude signifying a sleeping animal with head resting upon paws
*Dormant title, an hereditary title of nobility or
baronetcy
A baronet ( or ; abbreviated Bart or Bt) or the female equivalent, a baronetess (, , or ; abbreviation Btss), is the holder of a baronetcy, a hereditary title awarded by the British Crown. The title of baronet is mentioned as early as the 14th ...
for which the rightful claimant has yet to be found
*Dormant, an
order of knighthood
An order of chivalry, order of knighthood, chivalric order, or equestrian order is a society, fellowship and college of knights, typically founded during or inspired by the original Catholic military orders of the Crusades ( 1099–1291) and pai ...
which is no longer conferred
Economics
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Dormant company
A dormant company is a company that carries out no business activities in the given period of time.
United Kingdom
In the United Kingdom, a dormant company is a company whose transactions have been limited to payment for shares taken by subscr ...
, a currently inactive company
*Dormant bank account, a
bank account
A bank account is a financial account maintained by a bank or other financial institution in which the financial transaction
A financial transaction is an Contract, agreement, or communication, between a buyer and seller to exchange goods, ...
which lacks activity
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