Webster's English Dictionary

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inoculation

in.oc.u.la.tion \in-.a:k-y*-'la--sh*n\ n 1: the act or process or an 
   instance of inoculating; esp : the intr oduction of a pathogen or antigen 
   into a living organism to stimulate the production of antibodies 2: 
   INOCULUM