inoculum (redirected from inocula)

in·oc·u·lum  (-nky-lm)

n. pl. in·oc·u·la (-l) or in·oc·u·lums

The material used in an inoculation. Also called inoculant.

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[New Latin, from Latin inoculre, to graft a scion; see inoculate.]

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inoculum [ɪˈnɒkjʊləm], inoculant

n pl -la [-lə], -lants

(Medicine) Med the substance used in giving an inoculation

[New Latin; see inoculate]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

inoculum - a substance (a virus or toxin or immune serum) that is introduced into the body to produce or increase immunity to a particular disease inoculant substance - a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties; "shigella is one of the most toxic substances known to man" virus - (virology) ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts; many are pathogenic; a piece of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) wrapped in a thin coat of protein

Translations

inoculum

n pl <inocula> (Med) → Impfstoff m