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inoculating
(encz) | inoculating, |
Inoculating
(gcide) | Inoculate \In*oc"u*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inoculated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Inoculating.] [L. inoculatus, p. p. of
inoculare to ingraft; pref. in- in, on + oculare to furnish
with eyes, fr. oculus an eye, also, a bud. See Ocular.]
1. To bud; to insert, or graft, as the bud of a tree or plant
in another tree or plant.
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2. To insert a foreign bud into; as, to inoculate a tree.
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3. (Med.) To communicate a disease to (a person) by inserting
infectious matter in the skin or flesh, especially as a
means of inducing immunological resistance to that or
related diseases; as, to inoculate a person with the virus
of smallpox, rabies, etc. See Vaccinate.
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4. Fig.: To introduce into the mind; -- used especially of
harmful ideas or principles; to imbue; as, to inoculate
one with treason or infidelity.
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5. (Microbiology) To introduce microorganisms into (a growth
medium), to cause the growth and multiplication of the
microorganisms; as, to inoculate a fermentation vat with
an actinomycete culture in order to produce streptomycin.
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inoculating
(wn) | inoculating
n 1: the act of protecting against disease by introducing a
vaccine into the body to induce immunity; "doctors examined
the recruits but nurses did the inoculating" [syn:
inoculating, vaccinating] |
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inoculating
(encz) | inoculating, |
inoculating
(wn) | inoculating
n 1: the act of protecting against disease by introducing a
vaccine into the body to induce immunity; "doctors examined
the recruits but nurses did the inoculating" [syn:
inoculating, vaccinating] |
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