[ ɪ'nɒkjʊleɪt ]
■ verb
1》 another term for vaccinate .
↘introduce (an infective agent) into an organism.
2》 introduce (cells or organisms) into a culture medium.
Derivatives
inoculable adjective
inoculation noun
inoculative adjective
inoculator noun
Origin
ME (in the sense 'graft a bud or shoot'): from L. inoculat- , inoculare 'engraft', from in- 'into' + oculus 'eye, bud'.