Definitions
1.AdjectiveOf, pertaining to, caused by, or characteristic of cowpox.
Of or pertaining to cowpox as a source of material for vaccination against smallpox; also, of or pertaining to such material used for vaccination.
2.AdjectiveOf, pertaining to, caused by, or characteristic of cowpox.
3.AdjectiveOf or pertaining to cowpox as a source of material for vaccination against smallpox; also, of or pertaining to such material used for vaccination.
4.AdjectiveOf, pertaining to, or derived from cattle.
5.NounA substance given to stimulate a body's production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease without causing the disease itself in the treatment, prepared from the agent that causes the disease (or a derivative of it; or a related, also effective, but safer disease), or a synthetic substitute; also, a dose of such a substance.
The process of vaccination; immunization, inoculation."My dog has had two vaccines this year."
6.NounA substance given to stimulate a body's production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease without causing the disease itself in the treatment, prepared from the agent that causes the disease (or a derivative of it; or a related, also effective, but safer disease), or a synthetic substitute; also, a dose of such a substance.
7.NounThe process of vaccination; immunization, inoculation."My dog has had two vaccines this year."
8.NounThe material taken from cowpox pustules used for vaccination against smallpox.
9.NounThe disease cowpox, especially as a source of material for vaccination against smallpox.
10.NounSomething defensive or protective in nature, like a vaccine (sense 1.1).
A software program which protects computers against, or detects and neutralizes, computer viruses and other types of malware; an antivirus.
11.NounSomething defensive or protective in nature, like a vaccine (sense 1.1).
12.NounA software program which protects computers against, or detects and neutralizes, computer viruses and other types of malware; an antivirus.
13.VerbSynonym of vaccinate (“to treat (a person or an animal) with a vaccine to produce immunity against a disease”).