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 | Synonyms: inoculum |
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inoculating | (noun) the act of protecting against disease by introducing a vaccine into the body to induce immunity | Synonyms: vaccinating |
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inoculation | (noun) taking a vaccine as a precaution against contracting a disease | Synonyms: vaccination |
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inoculator | (noun) a medical practitioner who inoculates people against diseases | Synonyms: vaccinator |
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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 | Synonyms: inoculant |
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inopportuneness | (noun) the quality of occurring at an inconvenient time | Synonyms: untimeliness |
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inordinateness | (noun) immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits | Synonyms: excess, excessiveness |
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inosculation | (noun) a natural or surgical joining of parts or branches of tubular structures so as to make or become continuous | Synonyms: anastomosis |
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inosine | (noun) a nucleoside that is formed by the deamination of adenosine; used in kidney transplantation to provide a temporary source of sugar | - |
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inositol | (noun) an optically inactive alcohol that is a component of the vitamin B complex | - |
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