Clues for the word "VACCINE"

We've had 12 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 33 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Mindfood Daily crossword on August 23, 2026.

Definition of vaccine

a. - 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.
n. - any preparation used to render an organism immune to some disease, by inducing or increasing the natural immunity mechanisms. Prior to 1995, such preparations usually contained killed organisms of the type for which immunity was desired, and sometimes used live organisms having attenuated virulence. since that date, preparations containing only specific antigenic portions of the pathogenic organism are also used, some of which are prepared by genetic engineering techniques.

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Mindfood Daily - August 23, 2026
Mindfood Daily - July 23, 2026
New Zealand Herald - March 15, 2026
New Zealand Herald - January 25, 2026
Evening Standard Cryptic - October 28, 2025
Your Life Choices - June 27, 2025
Mindfood Daily - June 15, 2025
New Zealand Herald - June 04, 2025
Your Life Choices - May 28, 2025
Mindfood Daily - March 18, 2025
Your Life Choices - January 11, 2025
Your Life Choices - August 10, 2024
Your Life Choices - June 16, 2024
New Zealand Herald - April 17, 2024
New Zealand Herald - February 19, 2024
Your Life Choices - August 15, 2023
New Zealand Herald - April 23, 2023
New Zealand Herald - October 25, 2022
New York Times - October 09, 2021
Your Life Choices - January 21, 2018
Your Life Choices - November 04, 2017
Mindfood Daily - October 10, 2017
Your Life Choices - August 19, 2017
New Zealand Herald - June 03, 2017
Pat Sajack's Code Letter - February 18, 2016
King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - February 20, 2015
USA Today - August 21, 2014
King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - December 04, 2009
King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - June 28, 2006
Guardian Quick - March 08, 2006
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