VACCINES

Noun

vaccines

plural of vaccine

Anagrams

• viscance

Source: Wiktionary


VACCINE

Vac"cine, a. Etym: [L. vaccinus, fr. vacca a cow; cf. Skr. vac to bellow, to groan.]

Definition: Of or pertaining to cows; pertaining to, derived from, or caused by, vaccinia; as, vaccine virus; the vaccine disease.

– n.

Definition: The virus of vaccinia used in vaccination.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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