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Vaccine

/vˌæˈksin/
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(adj) Of, pertaining to, caused by, or characteristic of cowpox.

Scientists haven't found a vaccine for cancer yet.
Jonas Salk developed the polio vaccine in 1952.
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The scientists spent several many months developing a new ____ that would be effective against the rare tropical disease today.

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