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breaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges)

the process of rendering inactive; "the gene inactivation system"; "thermal inactivation of serum samples"

breaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges)

the process of rendering inactive; "the gene inactivation system"; "thermal inactivation of serum samples"

Rendering inactive or inert, noting, for example, the loss of activity of serum containing both ambocepter and complement when it is heated to about 55°C. (131°F.) for half an hour.

The act of rendering a serum inactive by heating it at 56 C. for 30 minutes and destroying its complement.