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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
inactivate .
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Examples
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Several vaccines are made by taking toxins and inactivating them with a chemical (the toxin, once inactivated, is called a toxoid).
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There is an alternative called inactivated polio vaccine or IPV, but unlike OPV it's expensive to make and difficult to deliver because it has to be injected by trained health workers in clinics.
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Because the vaccine virus is "inactivated," it does not cause respiratory symptoms, such as congestion and cough, which are common with influenza infections.
Influenza Vaccine 2008
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Flu shots contain an "inactivated," or dead, virus.
CNN.com 2009
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"inactivated" virus, which isn't contagious anymore, the experts said.
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"inactivated" virus, which isn't contagious anymore, the experts said.
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"inactivated" virus, which isn't contagious anymore, the experts said.
unknown title 2009
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"inactivated" virus, which isn't contagious anymore, the experts said.
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In September of 2009, the Gulf Region Division was inactivated as part of the drawdown leaving the Gulf Region District in its place.
David Isenberg: Killed Your Wife or Husband? That's Between the PSC and You David Isenberg 2011
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Because the virus is inactivated, it cannot possibly cause hepatitis (see How Are Vaccines Made?).
Hepatitis A Vaccine 2009
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