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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inoculate | (verb) perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation | Synonyms: immunise, immunize, vaccinate |
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(verb) insert a bud for propagation | - |
(verb) impregnate with the virus or germ of a disease in order to render immune | - |
(verb) introduce a microorganism into | - |
(verb) introduce an idea or attitude into the mind of | - |
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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inodorous | (adjective) having no odor | Synonyms: odorless, odourless |
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inoffensive | (adjective) giving no offense | - |
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(adjective) not causing anger or annoyance | Synonyms: unoffending |
inoffensively | (adverb) in a not unpleasantly offensive manner | - |
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inoperable | (adjective) not suitable for surgery | - |
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(adjective) not able to perform its normal function | - |
inoperative | (adjective) not working or taking effect | - |
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inopportune | (adjective) not opportune | - |
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inopportunely | (adverb) at an inconvenient time | Synonyms: malapropos |
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inopportuneness | (noun) the quality of occurring at an inconvenient time | Synonyms: untimeliness |
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inordinate | (adjective) beyond normal limits | Synonyms: excessive, undue, unreasonable |
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inordinately | (adverb) to a surprising degree | Synonyms: extraordinarily |
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inordinateness | (noun) immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits | Synonyms: excess, excessiveness |
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inorganic | (adjective) relating or belonging to the class of compounds not having a carbon basis | - |
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(adjective) lacking the properties characteristic of living organisms | - |
inorganically | (adverb) not involving carbon compounds | - |
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inosculate | (verb) cause to join or open into each other by anastomosis | Synonyms: anastomose |
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(verb) come together or open into each other | Synonyms: anastomose |
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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