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Inoculum vs Inoculation - What's the difference?

inoculum | inoculation |

Inoculation is a related term of inoculum.



As nouns the difference between inoculum and inoculation

is that inoculum is the active material used in an inoculation; an inoculant while inoculation is the introduction of an antigenic substance or vaccine into the body to produce immunity to a specific disease.

inoculum

English

Noun

(inocula)
  • The active material used in an inoculation; an inoculant
  • inoculation

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (immunology) The introduction of an antigenic substance or vaccine into the body to produce immunity to a specific disease.
  • (microbiology) The introduction of a microorganism into a culture medium.
  • An inoculum, what is inoculated
  • See also

    * immunisation * vaccination