inoculable

[ ih-nok-yuh-luh-buhl ]

adjective

1. capable of being inoculated.

inoculable

/ ɪˈnɒkjʊləbəl /

adjective

1. capable of being inoculated

Derived Forms

• inˌoculaˈbility, noun

Other Words From

• in·ocu·la·bili·ty noun
• unin·ocu·la·ble adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of inoculable¹

First recorded in 1840–50; inocul(ate) + -able

Example Sentences

This form is said not to be inoculable.

From Project Gutenberg

They are rapidly destroyed in the circulation, and are not inoculable.

From Project Gutenberg

The contents of the bullous lesions which appear upon the erysipelatous surface are inoculable; and the disease has in this way been transferred not only to men, but also, by Orth and others, to the lower animals, and even from one of the latter to another of the same species.

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Pasteur supposes that anthrax-infected food is only injurious when there are inoculable sores in the mouth or pharynx, but it seems as if in that case the disease would be first shown at these points and in the nearest lymphatic glands rather than in the bowels, the rule for the inoculated anthrax being to develop first in the tissues and thence to reach the blood-vessels through the lymphatics.

From Project Gutenberg

In these instances it seems fair to assume that the previous unhealthy condition was not due to the direct transfer of an inoculable matter from patient to patient by the attendants, but by something residing in the air of the vacated apartment.

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