inoculantn.

Brit.

/ᵻˈnɒkjᵿlənt/,

/ᵻˈnɒkjᵿln̩t/, U.S.

/ᵻˈnɑkjələnt/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: inoculate v., -ant suffix¹.

Etymology: < inocul- (in inoculate v.) + -ant suffix¹.

1. A sample of infective material or agents used for experimental purposes, esp. in studies of the transmission or prevention of infectious diseases.

ΚΠ

1867 Veterinarian Oct. 805 The virus of glanders, when treated with carbolic acid, and employed as an inoculant, does not produce glanders.

1886 St. Louis Courier of Med. 16 451 Sterilized culture liquid used as an inoculant was found to protect pigeons against the living germs.

1924 Ann. Bot. 38 357 Subcultures on potato mush agar, using inoculant from the Baarn culture, were then made.

2006 D. Max Family that couldn't Sleep (2007) ii. vi. 87 He had prepared his inoculant by taking tissue from infected sheep's brains, mashing it up, and removing the infectivity with a chemical.

2. A preparation of beneficial microorganisms (originally nitrogen-fixing bacteria) used for the treatment of seeds and soil or for various other purposes in agriculture and food production.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > preparation of land or soil > fertilizing or manuring > [noun] > use of other natural fertilizers > other natural fertilizers

marl1280

pomacec1450

cod's head1545

buck-ashes1563

bucking-ashes1577

guano1604

greaves1614

rape cake1634

muck1660

wool-nipping1669

willow-earth1683

green dressing1732

bone flour1758

bone powder1758

poudrette1764

bone dust1771

green manure1785

fish-manure1788

wassal1797

lime-rubbish1805

Bude sand1808

bone1813

cancerine1840

inch-bones1846

bonemeal1849

silver sand1851

fish guano1857

food1857

terramare1866

kainite1868

fish-flour1879

soil1879

fish-scrap1881

gas lime1882

bean cake1887

inoculant1916

1916 Soil Sci. 2 p. xviii (advt.) Compared with most commercial cultures, Alphano Inoculant provides the necessary legume bacteria at half the cost.

1935 Fortune Aug. 45/2 Tests made by the University of Illinois proved that the inoculant helped to prevent rot disease and promoted the growth of a good stand of clover.

1996 Farmers Weekly 22 Nov. (Forage Additives Suppl.) 18/3 An inoculant is a product containing lactic acid bacteria which produce lactic acid to aid silage fermentation.

2006 J. Fletcher Cheese & Wine 121 In a process unique to Roquefort, this inoculant is made from rye bread that has been seeded with a selected strain of spores.

3. Metallurgy. A substance added to molten metal or a molten alloy in order to produce a smaller grain size or otherwise improve the microstructure of the cast material. Cf. inoculate v. 5.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > materials used in metallurgical processes > [noun] > other metallurgical materials

fixes1594

spalt1668

slacken1670

thickening1872

cementa1877

fake1877

salt bath1913

inoculant1931

1931 Foundry Trade Jrnl. 12 Nov. 300/2 The ladle addition is called an ‘inoculant’ and the iron is spoken of as ‘inoculated iron’.

1960 Jrnl. Iron & Steel Inst. 195 222/1 The use of graphitizing inoculants, usually based on silicides, is described.

2003 S. Kou Welding Metall. (ed. 2) vii. 188 This technique has been used extensively in metal casting. It involves the addition of nucleating agents or inoculants to the liquid metal to be solidified.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022).

单词	inoculant
释义	inoculantn. Brit. /ᵻˈnɒkjᵿlənt/, /ᵻˈnɒkjᵿln̩t/, U.S. /ᵻˈnɑkjələnt/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: inoculate v., -ant suffix¹. Etymology: < inocul- (in inoculate v.) + -ant suffix¹. 1. A sample of infective material or agents used for experimental purposes, esp. in studies of the transmission or prevention of infectious diseases. ΚΠ 1867 Veterinarian Oct. 805 The virus of glanders, when treated with carbolic acid, and employed as an inoculant, does not produce glanders. 1886 St. Louis Courier of Med. 16 451 Sterilized culture liquid used as an inoculant was found to protect pigeons against the living germs. 1924 Ann. Bot. 38 357 Subcultures on potato mush agar, using inoculant from the Baarn culture, were then made. 2006 D. Max Family that couldn't Sleep (2007) ii. vi. 87 He had prepared his inoculant by taking tissue from infected sheep's brains, mashing it up, and removing the infectivity with a chemical. 2. A preparation of beneficial microorganisms (originally nitrogen-fixing bacteria) used for the treatment of seeds and soil or for various other purposes in agriculture and food production. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > preparation of land or soil > fertilizing or manuring > [noun] > use of other natural fertilizers > other natural fertilizers marl1280 pomacec1450 cod's head1545 buck-ashes1563 bucking-ashes1577 guano1604 greaves1614 rape cake1634 muck1660 wool-nipping1669 willow-earth1683 green dressing1732 bone flour1758 bone powder1758 poudrette1764 bone dust1771 green manure1785 fish-manure1788 wassal1797 lime-rubbish1805 Bude sand1808 bone1813 cancerine1840 inch-bones1846 bonemeal1849 silver sand1851 fish guano1857 food1857 terramare1866 kainite1868 fish-flour1879 soil1879 fish-scrap1881 gas lime1882 bean cake1887 inoculant1916 1916 Soil Sci. 2 p. xviii (advt.) Compared with most commercial cultures, Alphano Inoculant provides the necessary legume bacteria at half the cost. 1935 Fortune Aug. 45/2 Tests made by the University of Illinois proved that the inoculant helped to prevent rot disease and promoted the growth of a good stand of clover. 1996 Farmers Weekly 22 Nov. (Forage Additives Suppl.) 18/3 An inoculant is a product containing lactic acid bacteria which produce lactic acid to aid silage fermentation. 2006 J. Fletcher Cheese & Wine 121 In a process unique to Roquefort, this inoculant is made from rye bread that has been seeded with a selected strain of spores. 3. Metallurgy. A substance added to molten metal or a molten alloy in order to produce a smaller grain size or otherwise improve the microstructure of the cast material. Cf. inoculate v. 5. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > materials used in metallurgical processes > [noun] > other metallurgical materials fixes1594 spalt1668 slacken1670 thickening1872 cementa1877 fake1877 salt bath1913 inoculant1931 1931 Foundry Trade Jrnl. 12 Nov. 300/2 The ladle addition is called an ‘inoculant’ and the iron is spoken of as ‘inoculated iron’. 1960 Jrnl. Iron & Steel Inst. 195 222/1 The use of graphitizing inoculants, usually based on silicides, is described. 2003 S. Kou Welding Metall. (ed. 2) vii. 188 This technique has been used extensively in metal casting. It involves the addition of nucleating agents or inoculants to the liquid metal to be solidified. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022). < n.1867
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