inoculus
Meanings
noun
- Misconstruction of inoculum.
Pronunciation
Word forms
Etymology
By misremembering a neuter Latin noun as being a masculine one. The same error happens with others as well (for example, with *diverticulus/diverticuli for diverticulum/diverticula); it is relevant in scientific contexts where English uses many learned borrowings from New Latin.
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