latent

Present 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.

A fingerprint that is not apparent to the eye but can be made sufficiently visible, as by dusting or fuming, for use in identification.

Hidden; concealed; not visible or apparent; not manifested: as, latent motives; latent germs of disease.

In botany, dormant or undeveloped: said of buds which are not externally manifest until stimulated to growth.

Synonyms Covert, Occult, etc. See secret.

Not visible or apparent; hidden; concealed; secret; dormant.

Existing but not presenting symptoms; dormant or developing; — of disease, especially infectious diseases.