n 1  :  a usu. irregular line or stripe - see PRIMITIVE STREAK   2  :  inoculum implanted (as with a needle drawn across the surface) in a line on a solid medium
vt :  to implant (inoculum) in a line on a solid medium .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  hys·ter·ic  ste·ric  strike  stroke 
 
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