English Explanatory Dictionary

inoculous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Misconstruction of innocuous.
Of or relating to an inoculum.

Pronunciation

/ɪˈnɒkjələs/

Word forms

inoculous more inoculous most inoculous

Etymology

The catachrestic sense is by near-soundalike misconstruction. The noncatachrestic sense is, by surface analysis, inocul(um) + -ous.

Related words

inoculate inoculated inoculating inoculation inoculus

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