inoculants
Disease prevention agents
Inoculants are substances introduced into a system to produce a desired effect—most commonly beneficial microorganisms added to soil or seeds to enhance plant growth.
Agricultural inoculants contain bacteria that help plants absorb nitrogen: Farmers apply inoculants to legume seeds before planting.
The term also applies to materials added to molten metal to modify its structure during casting.
Edible pod-bearing plants
- nodulationDevelopment of small lumps
- biofertilizersLiving organisms improving soil
- bacillusCylindrical bacterial cell
- pseudomonasGram-negative rod-shaped bacterium
biocontrol · agronomy · symbiosis · soybean
Nucleus-free single-celled organisms
- fungiSpore-reproducing decomposers
- microorganismsMicroscopic living entities
- sporesAsexual reproductive bodies
- culturesCollective human practices
strains · colonies · probiotics · pathogens · biofilm · microbiota · protozoa · algae
Protective medical injection
- vaccinationAdministered immunity booster
- antigenImmune response inducer
- adjuvantImmunity-boosting additive
- serumBlood's watery portion
booster · dose · shot · jab · immunity · prophylaxis · immunogen · attenuated
Initiator of action
- cultureCollective social practices
- yeastFermenting fungus
- lactobacillusAcid-producing beneficial bacterium
- saccharomycesBudding yeast genus
malolactic · brewing · wort · must · kombucha · kefir · koji · tempeh
legumes
Edible pod-bearing plants
- nodulationDevelopment of small lumps
- biofertilizersLiving organisms improving soil
- bacillusCylindrical bacterial cell
pseudomonas · biocontrol · agronomy · symbiosis · soybean
bacteria
Nucleus-free single-celled organisms
- fungiSpore-reproducing decomposers
- microorganismsMicroscopic living entities
- sporesAsexual reproductive bodies
cultures · strains · colonies · probiotics · pathogens · biofilm · microbiota · protozoa · algae · yeasts
immunization
Protective medical injection
- vaccinationAdministered immunity booster
- antigenImmune response inducer
- adjuvantImmunity-boosting additive
serum · booster · dose · shot · jab · immunity · prophylaxis · immunogen · attenuated · antibody
starter
Initiator of action
- cultureCollective social practices
- yeastFermenting fungus
- lactobacillusAcid-producing beneficial bacterium
saccharomyces · malolactic · brewing · wort · must · kombucha · kefir · koji · tempeh · sauerkraut
inoculantscures
Remedies that heal
remedies · curatives · treatments · therapeutics · antidotes
inoculantspathogens
Disease-causing microorganisms
toxins · infectious agents · contaminants · poisons · viruses
inoculantsimmunosuppressants
Drugs reducing body defenses
vulnerabilities · susceptibilities · exposure · immune deficiency