Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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inoculating | Yes | No | No | No |
variolation | Yes | No | No | No |
inoculating (noun) | variolation (noun) |
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the act of protecting against disease by introducing a vaccine into the body to induce immunity | the obsolete process of inoculating a susceptible person with material taken from a vesicle of a person who has smallpox |