vac·cine — /vækˈsiːn/ noun, pl cines medical : a substance that is usually injected into a person or animal to protect against a particular disease [count] the polio vaccine oral vaccines [noncount] a dose of vaccine … Useful english dictionary
bo|vo|vac|cine — «BOH voh VAK seen, vak SEEN», noun. a vaccine used to prevent tuberculosis in cattle … Useful english dictionary
vac — no·vac·u·lite; vac·car·ia; vac·ca·ry; vac·cen·ic; vac·ci·nal; vac·ci·na·tion; vac·ci·na·tor; vac·cin·ia; vac·cin·i·a·ce·ae; vac·cin·i·al; vac·cin·iform; vac·cin·i·um; vac·ci·noid; vac·il·lan·cy; vac·il·lant; vac·il·late; vac·il·lat·ing·ly;… … English syllables
cine — col·chi·cine; co·ma·cine; dou·cine; fes·tu·cine; fu·li·cine; gar·an·cine; glau·cine; hir·cine; leu·cine; lim·a·cine; lum·bri·cine; lyn·cine; myr·mi·cine; nat·ri·cine; noc·ti·lu·cine; os·cine; per·di·cine; phal·a·cro·cor·a·cine; pho·cine; pi·cine; … English syllables
vaccine — vac·cine … English syllables
vaccine — vac|cine [ˈvæksi:n US vækˈsi:n] n [U and C] [Date: 1700 1800; : Latin; Origin: vaccinus of a cow , from vacca cow ; because the substance was originally obtained from sick cows] a substance which contains a weak form of the ↑bacteria or ↑virus… … Dictionary of contemporary English
vaccine — vac|cine [ væk,sin ] noun count or uncount a substance put into the body, usually by INJECTION, in order to provide protection against a disease … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
vaccine — vac•cine [[t]vækˈsin[/t]] esp. brit. [[t]ˈvæk sin[/t]] n. 1) imu any preparation of weakened or killed bacteria or viruses introduced into the body to prevent a disease by stimulating antibodies against it 2) mcr the virus of cowpox, used in… … From formal English to slang
lipovaccine — A vaccine suspended in vegetable oil as a solvent. See adjuvant vaccine. * * * li·po·vac·cine .lip ō vak sēn, .lī pō , vak .sēn n a vaccine whose fluid medium is an oil * * * lipo·vac·cine (lip″o vakґsēn) [lipo + vaccine] a vaccine… … Medical dictionary
neurovaccine — A fixed or standardized vaccine virus of definite strength, obtained by continued passage through the brain of rabbits; old way to prepare rabies vaccine. * * * neu·ro·vac·cine vak sēn, vak . n a smallpox vaccine virus cultivated in vivo in the… … Medical dictionary