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inoculum

Pronunciation: /ɪˈnɒkjʊləm/
Definition of inoculum

noun (plural inocula /-lə/)

Medicine
  • a substance used for inoculation.

Origin:

early 20th century: modern Latin, from Latin inoculare (see inoculate), on the pattern of the pair coagulate, coagulum

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