bacterin
/ˈbæk.tər.ɪn/
noun
- A vaccine made from killed bacteria, used to stimulate immunity against a specific bacterial disease.
- A bacterin contains dead bacteria that train the immune system to fight the live version.
- Researchers developed a new bacterin for livestock to prevent bacterial pneumonia.
- The veterinarian gave the dog a bacterin to protect against kennel cough.
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