Associations to the word «Inoculant»

Wiktionary

INOCULANT, noun. The active material used in an inoculation; an inoculum
INOCULANT, noun. (engineering) An alloyant used to refine grains in a cast macrostructure.

Dictionary definition

INOCULANT, noun. A substance (a virus or toxin or immune serum) that is introduced into the body to produce or increase immunity to a particular disease.

Wise words

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