inoculative, a.
(ɪˈnɒkjʊleɪtɪv, -ətɪv)
[f. L. inoculāt- (see inoculate) + -ive.]
Characterized by or pertaining to inoculation.
| 1716 M. Davies Athen. Brit. II. To Rdr. 2 That Insitive and Inoculative method seems to bid fair for the Cure..of that common Author-Distemper or Companion, call'd ϕιλοδοξία. 1881 J. Simon in Nature No. 616. 373/2 The rapid multiplication of the tubercle-micrococcus in the blood and tissues of any inoculated animal can be verified both by microscopical observation, and by inoculative experiment. 1887 Spectator 3 Sept. 1170 The inoculative cure of patients bitten by mad dogs. |