inoculable

[ih-nok-yuh-luh-buh l]

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adjective

capable of being inoculated.

Origin of inoculable

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

Related formsin·oc·u·la·bil·i·ty, nounun·in·oc·u·la·ble, adjective

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Related Words for inoculable

deadly, infectious, endemic, poisonous, catching, epidemic, pestiferous, pestilential, taking, epizootic, impartible, inoculable, transmissible, transmittable

Examples from the Web for inoculable

Historical Examples of inoculable

The disease is inoculable and thought to be due to a bacillus.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin
Henry Weightman Stelwagon
They are rapidly destroyed in the circulation, and are not inoculable.
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I
Various
Syphilis is a disease that is contagious, inoculable, and transmissible by heredity.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine
Austin Malley
Syphilis, therefore, is a markedly contagious and inoculable disease.
Venereal Diseases in New Zealand (1922)
Committee Of The Board Of Health

British Dictionary definitions for inoculable

inoculable

adjective

capable of being inoculated

Derived Formsinoculability, noun

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inoculable in Medicine

inoculable

[ĭ-nŏk′yə-lə-bəl]

adj.

Transmissible by inoculation.
Susceptible to a disease transmitted by inoculation.
That can be used in an inoculation.

Related formsin•oc′u•la•bil′i•ty n.