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inoculous

US/ɪˈnɒkjələs/

inoculous adjective: of or relating to an inoculum. Also the misconstruction of innocuous.

Adjective

inoculous (comparative more inoculous, superlative most inoculous)

  1. (rare) Of or relating to an inoculum.

Also used as

inoculous is also the misconstruction of innocuous.

Forms of inoculous

comparativemore inoculous
superlativemost inoculous

Origin of inoculous

The catachrestic sense is by near-soundalike misconstruction. The noncatachrestic sense is, by surface analysis, inocul(um) + -ous.

Questions about inoculous

What does inoculous mean?
Inoculous means of or relating to an inoculum.
What part of speech is inoculous?
Inoculous is an adjective.
How do you pronounce inoculous?
Inoculous is pronounced /ɪˈnɒkjələs/ (US).

Words near inoculous in the dictionary

  1. inoculee
  2. inoculees
  3. inoculent
  4. inoculents
  5. inoculi
  6. inoculous
  7. inoculum
  8. inoculums
  9. inoculus
  10. inocybe
  11. inode

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