subinoculate
transitive verbsub·in·oc·u·late | \ -in-ˈäk-yə-ˌlāt 
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\subinoculated; subinoculating
Medical Definition of subinoculate
: to introduce (infectious material) from a laboratory strain into a potential host
Other Words from subinoculate
subinoculation \ -in-ˌäk-yə-ˈlā-shən \ noun
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