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uninoculated

uninoculated

1 7.4
Not having had a vaccine that protects against disease
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌnɪˈnɒkjʊleɪtɪd/
translation icon : no inoculado
  • The uninoculated plants (healthy plants) of each test genotype were maintained as control.

Examples

  • The uninoculated children in the study were compared to those who had received the vaccine.

  • One additional adult and kit were used as uninoculated controls.

    Academic text (2012)

  • Warning, the following image may be unsuitable for the uninoculated or cootie sensitive viewers.

    Speed Racer (2008)

  • H5N1 viruses were not detected in mallards in uninoculated control groups (online Table 3).

    Academic text (2015)

  • Researchers noted that uninoculated animals were more susceptible to the disease.

  • During the experiment, the uninoculated group did not show any signs of immunity.

Synonyms

unvaccinated
vsuninoculated
7 4.7

Not having received a vaccine that protects against a disease

is more general, covering not having any medical protection against disease or infection
unimmunized
vsuninoculated
  • US
1 7.5

Not having had a vaccine that protects you from a disease

is broader, meaning lack of any vaccine or protection against disease or infection
unshot
vsuninoculated
8.6

Not given a vaccine injection

is limited to lack of a preventive vaccine rather than any medical injection

Antonyms

immunized
  • Specialized
3.9

Protected from a disease because of a vaccine

Surface Forms

uninoculated positive

Morphology

uninoculated = inoculated (transparent) = un + inoculate + ed

The formation is a straightforward negative prefix 'un-' attached to the past-participle/adjectival form 'inoculated', producing 'not having been inoculated'.

Etymology

The word uninoculated breaks into un- meaning 'not' and inoculate, which comes from a Latin word meaning 'to graft' or 'to insert'. Think of grafting a plant—putting a small piece into it to protect or change it—so uninoculated means someone or something that has not had that protective insertion and therefore has not received a vaccine.