varīˈolar adjective

variolate /vāˈri-ə-lāt/ transitive verb

To inoculate with smallpox virus

vāriolāˈtion noun

Inoculation with smallpox virus

vāˈriolātor noun

A person who carries out variolation

variole /vāˈri-ōl/ noun

1. A pock-like marking
2. A spherule in variolite

vāˈriolite noun

(Gr lithos stone) a fine-grained basic igneous rock with spherules of radiating feldspar resembling pock-marks

vāriolitic /-litˈik/ adjective

Of or like variolite

vāˈrioloid adjective

Resembling smallpox

Modified smallpox occurring in the vaccinated or those who have already had the disease

variolous /və-rīˈō-ləs/ adjective

1. Of, relating to, or suffering from, smallpox
2. Covered with varioles