latent
adjectivePresent or potential but not evident or active: synonym: inactive.
Present but not symptomatic.
Being in a condition of biological rest or inactivity characterized by cessation of growth or development and the suspension of many metabolic processes.
Present and accessible in the unconscious mind but not consciously expressed.
nounA fingerprint that is not apparent to the eye but can be made sufficiently visible, as by dusting or fuming, for use in identification.
