| NOUN | substance | inoculant, inoculum | a substance (a virus or toxin or immune serum) that is introduced into the body to produce or increase immunity to a particular disease |
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| Meaning | A substance (a virus or toxin or immune serum) that is introduced into the body to produce or increase immunity to a particular disease. | |
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| Synonym | inoculum | |
| Category | virus | (virology) ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts |
| Broader | substance | A particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties |
| Spanish | inóculo | |
| Catalan | inoculador, inoculant, inòcul | |
| Verbs | inoculate | perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation |
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