Word: Vaccine
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 18th century: from Latin vaccinus, from vacca ‘cow’ (because of the early use of the cowpox virus against smallpox)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈvaksiːn
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈvaksɪn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a substance used to stimulate immunity to a particular infectious disease or pathogen, typically prepared from an inactivated or weakened form of the causative agent or from its constituents or products
Short Definition:substance used to give protection against diseases
Examples:- every year the flu vaccine is modified to deal with new strains of the virus
- we are working right now to develop a new vaccine
- vials of vaccine in insulated cartons
Definition:
a program designed to detect computer viruses and inactivate them
Short Definition:program designed to detect computer viruses and inactivate them
Examples:- the rate of use of vaccines for computer viruses is not as high as in the US, Japan, and other countries
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