tuberculate

[ too-bur-kyuh-lit, -leyt, tyoo- ]

/ tʊˈbɜr kyə lɪt, -ˌleɪt, tyʊ- /

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adjective

Also tu·ber·cu·lat·ed, tuberculose. having tubercles.

Nearby words

tubercle bacillus, tubercle of rib, tubercle of trapezium, tubercula dolorosa, tubercular, tuberculate, tuberculid, tuberculin, tuberculin test, tuberculin-tested, tuberculinize

Origin of tuberculate

1775–85; < New Latin tūberculātus, equivalent to tūbercul(um) tubercle + -ātus -ate¹

Related forms

tu·ber·cu·la·tion, noun

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Examples from the Web for tuberculate

Shell thorax-shaped, tuberculate, with deep sagittal stricture and semicircular internal primary ring.
Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index|Ernst Haeckel
Shell nut-shaped, tuberculate, with subregular circular pores.
Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index|Ernst Haeckel
Shell nut-shaped, tuberculate, with slight sagittal stricture and irregular, polygonal pores.
Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index|Ernst Haeckel
Four columell curved, the two lateral ones prolonged downwards into two vertical, tuberculate feet of half their length.
Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index|Ernst Haeckel

The carnassial teeth are not typically developed, and the molars are broad and tuberculate.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia|Frank Evers Beddard

British Dictionary definitions for tuberculate

tuberculate

/ (tjʊˈbɜːkjʊlɪt) /

adjective

covered with tubercles

Derived Forms

tuberculately, adverbtuberculation, noun

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Medicine definitions for tuberculate

tuberculate

[ tu-bûr′kyə-lĭt ]

adj.

Having or affected with tubercles.

Tubercular.