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bacterin

[ bak-tuh-rin ]

noun

, Immunology.
  1. a vaccine prepared from killed bacteria.


bacterin

/ ˈbæktərɪn /

noun

  1. obsolete.
    a vaccine prepared from bacteria


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Word History and Origins

Origin of bacterin1

First recorded in 1910–15; bacter- ( def ) + -in 2

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