inoculating (n)
vaccinating (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 04
def the act of protecting against disease by introducing a vaccine into the body to induce immunity
examples doctors examined the recruits but nurses did the inoculating
Outgoing links
Hypernym protection
Derivationally related form vaccinating → vaccinate
Derivationally related form inoculating → inoculate
Hyponym ring vaccination; variolation, variolization
Incoming links
Hyponym protection
Hypernym ring vaccination; variolation, variolization
Derivationally related form vaccinate → vaccinating
Derivationally related form inoculate → inoculating

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