inoculative verb
in·oc·u·late
The verb form of inoculative is inoculate
I iDefinitions
- verb without object inoculative to perform inoculation. 1
- verb with object inoculative to implant (a disease agent or antigen) in a person, animal, or plant to produce a disease for study or to stimulate disease resistance. 1
- verb with object inoculative to affect or treat (a person, animal, or plant) in this manner. 1
- verb with object inoculative to introduce (microorganisms) into surroundings suited to their growth, as a culture medium. 1
- verb with object inoculative to imbue (a person), as with ideas. 1
- verb with object inoculative Metallurgy. to treat (molten metal) chemically to strengthen the microstructure. 1