Vaccine : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Vaccine	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Vaccine
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vaccine n immunogen consisting of a suspension of weakened or dead pathogenic cells injected in order to stimulate the production of antibodies Synonym(s): vaccine, vaccinum
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vaccine \Vac"cine\, a. [L. vaccinus, fr. vacca a cow; cf. Skr. v[be]c to bellow, to groan.] Of or pertaining to cows; pertaining to, derived from, or caused by, vaccinia; as, vaccine virus; the vaccine disease. -- n. The virus of vaccinia used in vaccination.