Word of the Day
February 16, 2026
INOCULATE
- introduce (as a microorganism) into a suitable situation for growth
- introduce immunologically active material (as an antibody or antigen) into especially in order to treat or prevent a disease inoculate children against diphtheria
- introduce something into the mind of
- protect as if by inoculation
- or antigen into them especially in order to treat or prevent a disease.
- to introduce (eg bacteria, a virus) into an organism [v INOCULATED, INOCULATING, INOCULATES]
- to introduce a microorganism into inoculate mice with anthrax beans inoculated with nitrogen-fixing bacteria
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