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

The disease is inoculable and thought to be due to a bacillus.

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It is contagious, the contents of the lesions being inoculable and auto-inoculable.

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Syphilis is a disease that is contagious, inoculable, and transmissible by heredity.

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

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On the contrary, it has been shown experimentally37 that it is entirely innocuous and non-inoculable.

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