- bacterin
- \\ˈbaktərə̇n\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: bacteri- + -in: a suspension of killed or attenuated bacteria injected into a living body to stimulate the development of immunity to the same kind of bacteria
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/bak"teuh rin/, n. Immunol.a vaccine prepared from killed bacteria.[1910-15; BACTER- + -IN2]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.