inoculum
US/ɪˈnɑːkjələm/
inoculum noun: the active material used in an inoculation; an inoculant (i.e., a material or a dose thereof).
Noun
inoculum (countable and uncountable, plural inoculums or inocula)
- The active material used in an inoculation; an inoculant (i.e., a material or a dose thereof).
- Observers noted that Chinese variolators in Vietnam exhibited one or two slight variations in their practice, however, one constant factor is that they all introduced inoculum into the nasal passages.2015, C. Michele Thompson, Vietnamese Traditional Medicine: A Social History, page 82
- Synonyms:
- inoculate
inoculum meaning in Tamil and Bengali
inoculum in Tamil
- இனாக்குலம், நுண்ணுயிர் மூலவித்து, மூல நுண்ணுயிர்
inoculum in Bengali
- এক প্রকার টিকা
Synonyms of inoculum
Forms of inoculum
| plural | inoculums |
|---|---|
| plural | inocula |
Origin of inoculum
Learned borrowing from Latin inoculum.
Words formed from inoculum
Questions about inoculum
- What does inoculum mean?
- Inoculum means the active material used in an inoculation; an inoculant (i.e., a material or a dose thereof).
- What is inoculum in Tamil?
- Inoculum in Tamil is இனாக்குலம், நுண்ணுயிர் மூலவித்து, மூல நுண்ணுயிர். See Inoculum meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is inoculum?
- Inoculum is a noun.
- How do you pronounce inoculum?
- Inoculum is pronounced /ɪˈnɑːkjələm/ (US).
- What is the plural of inoculum?
- The plural of inoculum is inoculums.
Words near inoculum in the dictionary
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