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in·oc·u·lum I0154800 (ĭ-nŏk′yə-ləm)n. pl. in·oc·u·la (-lə) or in·oc·u·lums The material used in an inoculation. Also called inoculant. [New Latin, from Latin inoculāre, to graft a scion; see inoculate.]inoculum (ɪˈnɒkjʊləm) or inoculantn, pl -la (-lə) or -lants (Medicine) med the substance used in giving an inoculation[C20: New Latin; see inoculate]in•oc•u•lum (ɪˈnɒk yə ləm) n., pl. -la (-lə). the substance used to make an inoculation. [1900–05; < New Latin, derivative of Latin inoculāre] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | inoculum - a substance (a virus or toxin or immune serum) that is introduced into the body to produce or increase immunity to a particular diseaseinoculantsubstance - a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties; "shigella is one of the most toxic substances known to man"virus - (virology) ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts; many are pathogenic; a piece of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) wrapped in a thin coat of protein | Translationsinoculum
inoculum[i′näk·yə·ləm] (microbiology) A small amount of substance containing bacteria from a pure culture which is used to start a new culture or to infect an experimental animal. inoculum
inoculum [ĭ-nok´u-lum] (pl. inoc´ula) (L.) material used in inoculation.in·oc·u·lum (in-ok'yū-lŭm), Avoid the misspelling innoculum.The microorganism or other material introduced by inoculation.inoculum (ĭ-nŏk′yə-ləm)n. pl. inocu·la (-lə) or inocu·lums The material used in an inoculation. Also called inoculant.inoculum Epidemiology A gob of a pathogens to which a host is exposed at the time of transmission of an infectionin·oc·u·lum, pl. inocula (i-nok'yū-lŭm, -lă) The microorganism or other material introduced by inoculation. inoculum see INOCULATION.inoculum Related to inoculum: inoculate, inoculum effectSynonyms for inoculumnoun a substance (a virus or toxin or immune serum) that is introduced into the body to produce or increase immunity to a particular diseaseSynonymsRelated Words |