Etymology

inoculum

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Today it means: The active material used in an inoculation; an inoculant (i.e., a material or a dose thereof). Full definition →

Latin inoculum
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  1. Latin · learned borrowing frominoculum
  2. Latin · learned borrowing frominoculum
  3. English todayinoculum

Learned borrowing from Latin inoculum.

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