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inoculum
[ ih-nok-yuh-luhm ]
noun
, plural in·oc·u·la [ih-, nok, -y, uh, -l, uh].
- the substance used to make an inoculation.
inoculum
/ ɪˈnɒkjʊləm /
noun
- med the substance used in giving an inoculation
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of inoculum1
C20: New Latin; see inoculate
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Example Sentences
Flame the plugs, open the tubes, sterilise the platinum needle and charge it with the inoculum as in the previous cultivations.
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Sterilise the platinum loop, and add two loopfuls of diluted inoculum to tube No. 2, and mix as before.
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Add one loopful of the inoculum to tube No. 1, treating the liquefied medium as bouillon.
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Should any drops of the inoculum be forced out, they will fall on the filter paper, which should be immediately burned.
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Introduce the inoculum in the form of an emulsion by means of another pipette.
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