inoculate
verb (used with object)
to implant (a disease agent or antigen) in a person, animal, or plant to produce a disease for study or to stimulate disease resistance.
uninoculated
-
a word derived from
inoculate.
Example Sentences
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In the excellent “Mothers,” an inoculation has “eliminated the biological need for sleep,” dooming the uninoculated to decreased productivity and lower station — raising pertinent questions about how social groups divide based on medical choices.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 17, 2022
Data continue to show that the vast majority of those getting infected by, and ultimately hospitalized with, COVID-19 are uninoculated.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2021
It’s a reasonable assumption to make, however, that an infected vaccinated person will be less likely than an uninoculated person to pass the virus on to someone else, Fauci said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2021
Afterwards, his small team observed 10 further cases there, seven fatal - all among the uninoculated.
From BBC ● Dec. 10, 2020
Albert, who rather scorned inoculation of soil, willingly agreed to make the experiment, stipulating that he have the uninoculated plot.
From The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming. by Ellen Eddy Shaw
