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9 lettersPronunciation /ɪˈnɒkjuleɪt/Part of speech verbSorted aceilnotuStarts with IEnds with E0 cluesCommon crossword word
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  1. impregnate with the virus or germ of a disease in order to render immune

Word origin

First attested in c. 1440; inherited from Middle English inoculaten (“to graft”), from Latin inoculātus, perfect passive participle of inoculō (“to ingraft an eye or bud of one plant into (another), implant”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from in- (“in”) + oculus (“an eye”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix).

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  • The culture medium was inoculated with selenium to investigate the rate of uptake.
  • to inoculate the bud of one tree or plant into another
  • to inoculate a tree

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