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inocular — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • inoculate verb To introduce an antigenic substance or vaccine into something (e.g. the body) or someone, such as to produce immunity to a specific disease.

Senses

inocular is used for these senses in English:

  • inoculate (transitive, immunology) To introduce an antigenic substance or vaccine into something (e.g. the body) or someone, such as to produce immunity to a specific disease. [from c. 1722]

inoculate — full definition

  1. verb To introduce an antigenic substance or vaccine into something (e.g. the body) or someone, such as to produce immunity to a specific disease.
  2. verb To safeguard or protect something as if by inoculation.
  3. verb To add one substance to another.
  4. verb To graft by inserting buds.