Vac″cine (?), a. [L. vaccinus, fr. vacca a cow; cf. Skr. vāc to bellow, to groan.] 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.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.