INOCULANT

inoculant, 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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

inoculant (plural inoculants)

The active material used in an inoculation; an inoculum

(engineering) An alloyant used to refine grains in a cast microstructure.

Synonyms

• (engineering): grain refiner

Anagrams

• continual

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

27 November 2024

NAUSEATING

(adjective) causing or able to cause nausea; “a nauseating smell”; “nauseous offal”; “a sickening stench”


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