Inoculum

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Inoculum \In*oc"u*lum\, n. (Microbiology)
     The preparation of microorganisms which is inoculated[5] into
     a growth medium; as, a small inoculum may not work well for
     the production phase of a fermentation.
     [PJC]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  inoculum
       n : a substance (a virus or toxin or immune serum) that is
           introduced into the body to produce or increase immunity
           to a particular disease [syn: {inoculant}]
       [also: {inocula} (pl)]