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Dormancy vs Reproliferate - What's the difference?

dormancy | reproliferate |

As a noun dormancy

is the state or characteristic of being dormant; quiet, inactive restfulness.

As a verb reproliferate is

(biology) to proliferate again after a period of dormancy.

dormancy

English

(wikipedia dormancy)

Noun

(-)
  • The state or characteristic of being dormant; quiet, inactive restfulness.
  • * 1902 , , Behind the Line , ch. 2:
    • [N]ow the big Thanksgiving dinner which they had eaten was beginning to work upon them a spell of dormancy .

    Synonyms

    * inactivity * quiescence * sleep

    reproliferate

    English

    Verb

    (reproliferat)
  • (biology) To proliferate again after a period of dormancy