tuberculate

[ too-bur-kyuh-lit, -leyt, tyoo- ]
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adjective
  1. Also tu·ber·cu·lat·ed, tuberculose. having tubercles.

Origin of tuberculate

1
1775–85; <New Latin tūberculātus, equivalent to tūbercul(um) tubercle + -ātus-ate1

Other words from tuberculate

  • tu·ber·cu·la·tion, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for tuberculate

tuberculate

/ (tjʊˈbɜːkjʊlɪt) /


adjective
  1. covered with tubercles

Derived forms of tuberculate

  • tuberculately, adverb
  • tuberculation, noun

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