to inoculate a culture

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• Inoculate — In*oc u*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inoculated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inoculating}.] [L. inoculatus, p. p. of inoculare to ingraft; pref. in in, on + oculare to furnish with eyes, fr. oculus an eye, also, a bud. See {Ocular}.] 1. To bud; to insert, or …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• inoculate — [i näk′yə lāt΄] vt. inoculated, inoculating [ME enoculaten < L inoculatus, pp. of inoculare, to engraft a bud in another plant < in , in + oculus, a bud, EYE] 1. a) to inject a serum, vaccine, etc. into (a living organism), esp. in order to …   English World dictionary

• inoculate — ► VERB 1) another term for VACCINATE(Cf. ↑vaccination). 2) introduce (cells or organisms) into a culture medium. DERIVATIVES inoculable adjective inoculation noun inoculator noun. ORIGIN …   English terms dictionary

• inoculate — 1. To introduce the agent of a disease or other antigenic material into the subcutaneous tissue or a blood vessel, or through an abraded or absorbing surface for preventive, curative, or experimental purposes. 2. To implant …   Medical dictionary

• inoculate — Deliberately introduce, in contrast to contamination. 1. In bacteriology, tissue culture, etc., placing an inoculum into (or onto) medium to initiate a culture. 2. In immunology, to carry out immunization. 3. In plant pathology, application of… …   Glossary of Biotechnology

• inoculate — inoculative /i nok yeuh lay tiv, yeuh leuh /, adj. inoculator, n. /i nok yeuh layt /, v., inoculated, inoculating. v.t. 1. to implant (a disease agent or antigen) in a person, animal, or plant to produce a disease for study or to stimulate… …   Universalium

• inoculate — verb a) To introduce an antigenic substance or vaccine into the body to produce immunity to a specific disease. The culture medium was inoculated with selenium to investigate the rate of uptake. b) To safeguard or protect something as if by… …   Wiktionary

• inoculate — in·oc·u·late || ɪ nÉ‘kjÉ™leɪt / nÉ’kjÊŠl v. introduce a virus or microorganism into a person or animal to create immunity to a disease, immunize; introduce microorganisms into a culture medium; instill or implant beliefs or ideas …   English contemporary dictionary

• inoculate — [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 …   English new terms dictionary

• inoculate — in•oc•u•late [[t]ɪˈnɒk yəˌleɪt[/t]] v. lat•ed, lat•ing 1) imu to inject or implant (a vaccine, microorganism, antibody, or antigen) into the body in order to protect against, treat, or study a disease 2) imu to affect or treat (a person, animal,… …   From formal English to slang

• Microbiological culture — A culture of Bacillus anthracis A microbiological culture, or microbial culture, is a method of multiplying microbial organisms by letting them reproduce in predetermined culture media under controlled laboratory conditions. Microbial cultures… …   Wikipedia