Definition of Inoculum

1. Noun. A substance (a virus or toxin or immune serum) that is introduced into the body to produce or increase immunity to a particular disease.

Exact synonyms: Inoculant
Generic synonyms: Substance
Category relationships: Virus
Derivative terms: Inoculate

Definition of Inoculum

1. Noun. The active material used in an inoculation; an inoculant ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Inoculum

1. the material used in an inoculation [n -LA or -LUMS]

Medical Definition of Inoculum

1. Cells added to start a culture or, in the case of viruses, viruses added to infect a culture of cells. Also for biological material injected into a human to induce immunity (a vaccine). This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Inoculum

inocula
inoculability
inoculable
inoculant
inoculants
inocular
inoculate
inoculated
inoculates
inoculating
inoculation
inoculations
inoculative
inoculator
inoculators
inoculum (current term)
inoculums
inode
inodes
inodiate
inodiated
inodiates
inodiating
inodorate
inodorous
inodorousness
inoffensive
inoffensively
inoffensiveness
inofficial

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