inoculums is a plural form of inoculum
a substance (a virus, toxin, or immune serum) that is introduced into the body to produce or increase immunity to a particular disease
substance noun (substance and materials)
inocula | inoculums
substance » matter » physical entity » entity
early 20th century: modern Latin, from Latin inoculare (see "inoculate"), on the...
(Source: Oxford Dictionary) [more]
the placement of something that will grow or reproduce, and is most commonly used in respect of the introduction of a serum, vaccine, or antigenic substance into the body of a human or animal, especially to produce or boost immunity to a specific... (43 of 2026 words, 3 images)
the substance used in giving an inoculation (7 of 183 words, pronunciations)
a substance used for inoculation (5 of 31 words, pronunciations)
The material used in an inoculation. (6 of 30 words, pronunciations)
material used for inoculation (4 of 22 words, pronunciations)
the substance used to make an inoculation. (7 of 16 words, pronunciations)
material used in an inoculation, as bacteria; inoculant (8 of 15 words, pronunciation)
The active material used in an inoculation; an inoculant (9 of 10 words)
[countable] a particular type of liquid, solid, or gas | a drug that people can start to depend on, especially an illegal drug | [uncountable] the ... (24 of 230 words, 7 definitions, 11 usage examples, pronunciation)
www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/substance
in philosophy, term used to denote the changeless substratum presumed in some philosophies to be present in all being. Aristotle defined substance as ... (23 of 162 words)
material with particular physical characteristics | "illegal substance": [formal] an illegal drug (11 of 30 words, 2 definitions, 2 usage examples, pronunciation)
dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/substance 1
importance, seriousness or relationship to real facts (7 of 33 words, 2 usage examples, pronunciation)
dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/substance 2
material injected into a person or animal to create resistance to a disease (13 of 41 words, pronunciations)
encarta.msn.com/dictionary 1861621439/definition.html [offline]
Origin: early 20th century: modern Latin, from Latin inoculare (see "inoculate"), on the pattern of the pair coagulate, coagulum
Origin: New Latin, from Latin inoculāre, to graft a scion; see "inoculate".
First use: 20th century
Origin: New Latin; see inoculate
First use: 1902
Origin: New Latin, from Latin inoculare
First use: Early 20th century
Origin: Latin inoculare, after coagulum
encarta.msn.com/dictionary 1861621439/definition.html [offline]
Audio 1: North American English pronunciation of "inoculum"
Audio 2: British English pronunciation of "inoculum"
Audio 3: North American English pronunciation of "inoculum" by speech synthesizer
www.thefreedictionary.com/inoculum
Audio 1: North American English pronunciation of "inoculant"
Audio 2: British English pronunciation of "inoculant"
Audio 3: North American English pronunciation of "inoculant" by speech synthesizer
Audio: English pronunciation of "inoculum"
www.google.com/#hl=en&tbs=dfn:1&fp=1&q=inoculum
Audio: North American pronunciation of "inoculum"
www.merriam-webster.com/audio.php file=inocul06 word=inoculum
Audio: North American pronunciation of "inoculant"
www.merriam-webster.com/audio.php file=inocul01 word=inoculant
Audio: North American English pronunciation of "inoculum" by speech synthesizer
www.yourdictionary.com/inoculum
Audio: North American English pronunciation of "inoculant" by speech synthesizer
Page last updated: 2013-01-01