inoculant
Soil microbe additive
An inoculant is a substance used to inoculate—to introduce microorganisms into a medium where they can grow or act.
In agriculture, inoculants contain beneficial bacteria applied to seeds or soil: The farmer treated the soybeans with a nitrogen-fixing inoculant.
In medicine and laboratory work, inoculants introduce microbes into cultures or vaccines.
Initiator of action
- yeastFermenting fungus
- culturesCollective human practices
- sourdoughWild-yeast bread starter
- kombuchaFermented tea drink
kimchi · kefir · tempeh · miso · sauerkraut · brewing · wort · malolactic
Protective medical injection
- vaccinationAdministered immunity booster
- shotQuick liquor serving
- jabQuick, straight blow
- doseQuantity of medicine
antigen · adjuvant · booster · serum · prophylactic · immunogen · attenuated · inactivated
Edible pod-bearing plants
- biofertilizerMicrobe-containing growth promoter
- soilGround matter for planting
- symbiosisInterspecies biological interdependence
- agronomyCrop and soil science
soybean · clover · alfalfa · nodulation
One who opposes another
- bacillusCylindrical bacterial cell
- biopesticideNatural pest control agent
- damping-offFungal disease killing seedlings
- suppressiveTending to restrain
Living organisms detoxify pollutants
- compostingDecomposing organic matter deliberately
- silageFermented crop fodder
- biogasFuel from anaerobic decomposition
- sewageLiquid refuse in drains
starter
Initiator of action
kombucha · kimchi · kefir · tempeh · miso · sauerkraut · brewing · wort · malolactic · saccharomyces
immunization
Protective medical injection
- vaccinationAdministered immunity booster
- shotQuick liquor serving
- jabQuick, straight blow
dose · antigen · adjuvant · booster · serum · prophylactic · immunogen · attenuated · inactivated · subcutaneous
legumes
Edible pod-bearing plants
- biofertilizerMicrobe-containing growth promoter
- soilGround matter for planting
- symbiosisInterspecies biological interdependence
agronomy · soybean · clover · alfalfa · nodulation
antagonist
One who opposes another
- bacillusCylindrical bacterial cell
- biopesticideNatural pest control agent
- damping-offFungal disease killing seedlings
bioremediation
Living organisms detoxify pollutants
- compostingDecomposing organic matter deliberately
- silageFermented crop fodder
- biogasFuel from anaerobic decomposition
sewage · biodegradation · lagoon · effluent · bioreactor
inoculantbactericide
Substance killing harmful microbes
sterilant · pesticide · sterilizer · fungicide · germicide
inoculantpathogen
Disease-causing microorganism
toxin · contaminant · poison · infectious agent · disease vector
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