dormant

1 - People infected with tuberculosis are difficult to treat because the bacteria can lie dormant in the body.

2 - Volcanoes which may have erupted 200 years ago, but not in recent times, are said to be dormant.

3 - They become dormant and are unable to break down food as their metabolism slows.

4 - Tapping into dormant bank accounts is just another form of quantitative easing.

5 - When the economy shifts, it can take months to bring dormant factories to life.