tuberculinize

[ too-bur-kyuh-luh-nahyz, tyoo- ]

/ tʊˈbɜr kyə ləˌnaɪz, tyʊ- /

verb (used with object), tu·ber·cu·lin·ized, tu·ber·cu·lin·iz·ing.

to inoculate with tuberculin.

to cause to form tubercles.

verb (used without object), tu·ber·cu·lin·ized, tu·ber·cu·lin·iz·ing.

to form tubercles.

Nearby words

tuberculate, tuberculid, tuberculin, tuberculin test, tuberculin-tested, tuberculinize, tuberculitis, tuberculo-, tuberculocele, tuberculofibroid, tuberculoid

Also especially British, tu·ber·cu·lin·ise.

Origin of tuberculinize

First recorded in 1890–95; tuberculin + -ize

Related forms

tu·ber·cu·lin·i·za·tion, tu·ber·cu·li·na·tion, noun

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