quiescence

Etymology
From, or borrowed from , from , present participle of , from.

Noun

 * 1) The state of being quiescent; dormancy.
 * 2)  Being at rest, quiet, still, inactive or motionless.
 * 3) The action of bringing something to rest or making it quiescent; the action of coming to rest or to a quiescent state.
 * 4)  The period when a cell is in a term of no growth and no division.
 * 5)  In insects, a temporary slowing down of metabolism and development in response to adverse environmental conditions, which, unlike diapause, does not involve physiological changes.
 * 1)  The period when a cell is in a term of no growth and no division.
 * 2)  In insects, a temporary slowing down of metabolism and development in response to adverse environmental conditions, which, unlike diapause, does not involve physiological changes.