Inoculation was invented in the 1800s.
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Inoculation
//ɪˌnɑkjəˈleɪʃən//
Synonyms for "inoculation" (55 found)
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Closest matches (11)
Strong matches (17)
Related words (27)
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Translations
43 translations across 26 languages.
Arabic
2 entries- تَلْقِيح noun (introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity)
- تَلْقِيح noun (introduction of microorganisms into culture medium)
Armenian
1 entries- պատվաստում noun (introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity)
Belarusian
3 entries- вакцына́цыя noun (introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity)
- прышчэ́пка noun (introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity)
- прышчэ́пліванне noun (introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity)
Bulgarian
2 entries- ваксина́ция noun (introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity)
- инокула́ция noun (introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity)
Catalan
1 entries- inoculació noun (introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 接種 /接种 noun (introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity)
Czech
2 entries- očkování noun (introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity)
- vakcinace noun (introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity)
Dutch
2 entries- inenting noun (introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity)
- inoculatie noun (introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity)
Finnish
1 entries- rokottaminen noun (introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity)
French
1 entries- inoculation noun (introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity)
German
1 entries- Impfung noun (introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity)
Hindi
1 entries- टीकाकरण noun (introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity)
Indonesian
2 entries- inokulasi noun (introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity)
- inokulasi noun (introduction of microorganisms into culture medium)
Japanese
1 entries- 接種 noun (introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity)
Korean
1 entries- 접종 noun (introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity)
Macedonian
2 entries- вакцина́ција noun (introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity)
- инокула́ција noun (introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity)
Malay
1 entries- inokulasi noun (introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity)
Persian
3 entries- تلقیح noun (introduction of microorganisms into culture medium)
- مایه کوبی noun (introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity)
- مایهکوبی noun (introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity)
Polish
1 entries- szczepienie noun (introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity)
Russian
3 entries- вакцина́ция noun (introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity)
- инокуля́ция noun (introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity)
- приви́вка noun (introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity)
Slovak
3 entries- naočkovanie noun (introduction of microorganisms into culture medium)
- očkovanie noun (introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity)
- vakcinácia noun (introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity)
Spanish
1 entries- vacunación noun (introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity)
Swahili
1 entries- chanjo noun (introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity)
Swedish
2 entries- inokulation noun (introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity)
- ympning noun (introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity)
Ukrainian
3 entries- вакцина́ція noun (introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity)
- ще́плення noun (introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity)
- інокуля́ція noun (introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity)
Vietnamese
1 entries- chủng ngừa noun (introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity)
Sample sentences
5 total sentences available.
For Serbia and Hungary, Russia's coronavirus vaccine has been a godsend, allowing both countries to accelerate their inoculation drives.
Source: tatoeba (11562964)
Experts say the challenge now will be trying to decide how to distribute a swine flu vaccine. Since the seasonal flu virus vaccine that is in production for the coming flu season is not effective against H1N1, Andrew Pekosz of the Johns Hopkins University says public health officials will need to decide whether to incorporate it into the existing vaccine or make a standalone inoculation.
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We owe, also, to Lady Mary the introduction of inoculation—the moral courage she displayed; the blessing conferred by her exertions may well silence the harsh judgment which suits so little with our narrow and finite intelligence.
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