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Uncommoninoculated
The correct spelling is inoculated.
How to pronounce inoculated
verb
Say it like: Ino-cul-ate-d
The correct spelling is inoculated. To introduce an antigenic substance or vaccine into something (e.g. the body) or someone, such as to produce immunity to a specific disease. For example: "The culture medium was inoculated with selenium to investigate the rate of uptake."
Usage Examples
“The culture medium was inoculated with selenium to investigate the rate of uptake.”
“to inoculate a tree”
“to inoculate someone with treason or infidelity”
Definition
verb
- 1.To introduce an antigenic substance or vaccine into something (e.g. the body) or someone, such as to produce immunity to a specific disease.
- 2.(by extension) To safeguard or protect something as if by inoculation.
- 3.To add one substance to another; to spike.
- 4.To graft by inserting buds.
- 5.To introduce into the mind (used especially of harmful ideas or principles); to imbue; to implant.
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