Associations to the word «Inoculum»

Wiktionary

INOCULUM, noun. The active material used in an inoculation; an inoculant

Dictionary definition

INOCULUM, 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

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.