rokote — meaning in English

English meaning

• shot noun The firing of a gun, or the result of firing it.
• vaccine noun A substance given to the body to trigger immunity against a disease, usually made from a weakened or inactive form of the germ that causes it.

Senses

rokote is used for these senses in English:

• shot (US, Canada, Australia, medicine) A vaccination or injection.
• vaccine A substance given to stimulate a body's production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease without causing the disease itself in the treatment, prepared from the agent that causes the disease (or a derivative of it; or a related, also effective, but safer disease), or a synthetic substitute; also, a dose of such a substance.

shot — full definition

1. noun The firing of a gun, or the result of firing it.
2. noun An attempt or opportunity to do something.
3. noun A small measure of spirits, typically drunk in one go.
4. noun An injection, especially a vaccination.
5. noun A single photograph or unbroken sequence of film footage.

vaccine — full definition

1. noun A substance given to the body to trigger immunity against a disease, usually made from a weakened or inactive form of the germ that causes it.
2. noun A computer program that detects and removes viruses or other malware; an antivirus.

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