vaccin
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See also: vaccîn
Etymology
Borrowed from French vaccin, from Latin vaccīnus, from vacca (“cow”) (because of early use of the cowpox virus against smallpox). Compare New Latin variola vaccīna (“cowpox”).
Pronunciation
Noun
vaccin n (plural vaccins, diminutive vaccintje n)
Derived terms
- coronavaccin
- mRNA-vaccin
- vaccintwijfelaar
- vaccintype
- vaccinweigeraar
Related terms
Descendants
- → Indonesian: vaksin
Etymology
Remade as a masculine noun from vaccine, based on Latin vaccinus, where vaccine was also ultimately borrowed from (through a New or Scientific Latin variola vaccīna, "cowpox").
Pronunciation
Noun
vaccin m (plural vaccins)
- vaccine (substance that stimulates production of antibodies)
- Un vaccin est une préparation biologique administrée à un organisme vivant afin de stimuler son système immunitaire et de développer une immunité adaptative protectrice et relativement durable contre l’agent infectieux d’une maladie particulière.
- A vaccine is a biological preparation administered to a living organism in order to stimulate its immune system so that it develops an immunity which is adaptive, protective, and relatively durable against the infectious agent of a particular illness.
Descendants
- → Persian: واکسن (vâksan)
See also
Further reading
- “vaccin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Etymology
Noun
vaccin n (plural vaccinuri)
Declension
Declension of vaccin
Pronunciation
Noun
vaccin n
- vaccine; substance that stimulates production of antibodies
Declension
Declension of vaccin
Declension of vaccin
Derived terms
References
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