Definitions for "Inoculate"
To communicate a disease to (a person) by inserting infectious matter in the skin or flesh, especially as a means of inducing immunological resistance to that or related diseases; as, to inoculate a person with the virus of smallpox, rabies, etc. See Vaccinate.
Fig.: To introduce into the mind; -- used especially of harmful ideas or principles; to imbue; as, to inoculate one with treason or infidelity.
To introduce microorganisms into (a growth medium), to cause the growth and multiplication of the microorganisms; as, to inoculate a fermentation vat with an actinomycete culture in order to produce streptomycin.
To bud; to insert, or graft, as the bud of a tree or plant in another tree or plant.
To insert a foreign bud into; as, to inoculate a tree.
To graft by inserting buds.
Keywords:
sterilize
To sterilize a must
To generate information or data about a file that can be used to verify the integrity of the file at a later time.
Technique used by antivirus programs that records information about a program file such as the file size and file create date in a separate inoculation file. 12.6
The introduction of a microbe into surroundings capable of supporting its growth. See pitching.
to place inoculum in an infection court.
Infect one living organism with a small sample of another living organism or part of a living organism.