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inoculate in Greek

inoculate in Greek is εμβολιάζω — inoculate means to put a vaccine or other substance that triggers an immune response into a body or person, so as to bring about resistance to a particular illness.

inoculate in Greek

εμβολιάζω
verb
Pronounced: emvoliazo
(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]

What does "inoculate" mean?

  1. verb To put a vaccine or other substance that triggers an immune response into a body or person, so as to bring about resistance to a particular illness.
  2. verb To protect something, as if by giving it a vaccine.
  3. verb To mix one substance into another.
    "The culture medium was inoculated with selenium to investigate the rate of uptake."
  4. verb To graft a plant by inserting a bud taken from another plant.
    "to inoculate the bud of one tree or plant into another"
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inoculate in a sentence

  • The culture medium was inoculated with selenium to investigate the rate of uptake.
  • to inoculate the bud of one tree or plant into another

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What is "inoculate" in Greek?
"inoculate" in Greek is εμβολιάζω. inoculate means: To put a vaccine or other substance that triggers an immune response into a body or person, so as to bring about resistance to a particular illness.
How do you pronounce εμβολιάζω?
"inoculate" in Greek is εμβολιάζω, pronounced "emvoliazo".
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