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tuberculinize

American  
[too-bur-kyuh-luh-nahyz, tyoo-] / tʊˈbɜr kjə ləˌnaɪz, tjʊ- /
especially British, tuberculinise

verb (used with object)

tuberculinized, tuberculinizing
  1. to inoculate with tuberculin.

  2. to cause to form tubercles.


verb (used without object)

tuberculinized, tuberculinizing
  1. to form tubercles.

Other Word Forms


Etymology

Origin of tuberculinize

First recorded in 1890–95; tuberculin + -ize


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