tuberculinize

especially British, tu·ber·cu·lin·ise

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

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

• tuberculinization noun
• tuberculination noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of tuberculinize¹

First recorded in 1890–95; tuberculin + -ize