英文英文字典
英文英文字典
古腾堡计划中的在线英语-英语词典
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Vaccinating
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Vaccinate
Vaccination
(n.)
The act, art, or practice of vaccinating, or
inoculating with the cowpox, in order to prevent or mitigate an attack
of smallpox. Cf. Inoculation.
Vaccinator
(n.)
One who, or that which, vaccinates.
Vaccine
(a.)
Of or pertaining to cows; pertaining to, derived from, or
caused by, vaccinia; as, vaccine virus; the vaccine disease.
Vaccine
(n.)
The virus of vaccinia used in vaccination.
Vaccine
(n.)
any preparation used to render an organism immune to some
disease, by inducing or increasing the natural immunity mechanisms.
Prior to 1995, such preparations usually contained killed organisms of
the type for which immunity was desired, and sometimes used live
organisms having attenuated virulence. since that date, preparations
containing only specific antigenic portions of the pathogenic organism
are also used, some of which are prepared by genetic engineering
techniques.
Vaccinia
(n.)
Cowpox; vaccina. See Cowpox.
Vaccinist
(n.)
A vaccinator.
Vaccinium
(n.)
A genus of ericaceous shrubs including the various kinds
of blueberries and the true cranberries.
Vacher
(n.)
A keeper of stock or cattle; a herdsman.
Vachery
(n.)
An inclosure for cows.
Vachery
(n.)
A dairy.
Vacillancy
(n.)
The quality or state of being vacillant, or wavering.
Vacillant
(a.)
Vacillating; wavering; fluctuating; irresolute.
Vacillate
(v. t.)
To move one way and the other; to reel or stagger; to
waver.
Vacillate
(v. t.)
To fluctuate in mind or opinion; to be unsteady or
inconstant; to waver.
Vacillated
(imp. & p. p.)
of Vacillate
Vacillating
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Vacillate
Vacillating
(a.)
Inclined to fluctuate; wavering.
Vacillation
(n.)
The act of vacillating; a moving one way and the
other; a wavering.