inoculant

English

Noun

inoculant (plural inoculants)

1. The active material used in an inoculation; an inoculum
2. (engineering) An alloyant used to refine grains in a cast microstructure.

Synonyms

• (engineering): grain refiner

References

• Science and engineering of casting solidification By Doru Michael Stefanescu

Anagrams

• continual

Catalan

Verb

inoculant

1. gerund of inocular

French

Participle

inoculant

1. present participle of inoculer

Latin

Verb

inoculant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of inoculō