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Synonyms for inoculation

Grammar : Noun
Spell : ih-nok-yuh-ley-shuh n
Phonetic Transcription : ɪˌnɒk yəˈleɪ ʃən


Définition of inoculation

Origin :
  • mid-15c. in horticulture; 1714 in pathology, from Latin inoculationem (nominative inoculatio) "an engrafting, budding," noun of action from past participle stem of inoculare (see inoculate).
  • noun immunization
Example sentences :
  • The Queen was at La Muette for the inoculation of her daughter.
  • Extract from : « Memoirs Of The Court Of Marie Antoinette, Queen Of France, Complete » by Madame Campan
  • It was late when we arrived, and we spent a restless night, for the inoculation "took."
  • Extract from : « The Silent Bullet » by Arthur B. Reeve
  • He also raised the temperature of guinea-pigs after inoculation, and saved them.
  • Extract from : « Fragments of science, V. 1-2 » by John Tyndall
  • There was no single escape from death after inoculation by this deadly contagium.
  • Extract from : « Fragments of science, V. 1-2 » by John Tyndall
  • There was a doctor in Boston started this inoculation business for the smallpox.
  • Extract from : « Ben Comee » by M. J. (Michael Joseph) Canavan
  • Inoculation is necessary if the right bacteria are not present.
  • Extract from : « Crops and Methods for Soil Improvement » by Alva Agee
  • Yet the inoculation passed into her, through her love for her mistress.
  • Extract from : « The Rainbow » by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence
  • If a good sort breaks out, inoculation or, more properly speaking, infection by artificial means becomes general.
  • Extract from : « Travels in China, Containing Descriptions, Observations, and Comparisons, Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a Subsequent Journey through the Country from Pekin to Canton » by John Barrow
  • A quarter of an hour after the inoculation of legop, the dog was dead.
  • Extract from : « My Friends the Savages » by Giovanni Battista Cerruti
  • The inoculation of the eggs through the walls will begin shortly.
  • Extract from : « The Mason-bees » by J. Henri Fabre

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