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.
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Also especially British, tu·ber·cu·lin·ise .
Origin of tuberculinize
First recorded in 1890–95; tuberculin + -ize
OTHER WORDS FROM tuberculinize
tu·ber·cu·lin·i·za·tion, tu·ber·cu·li·na·tion, nounWords nearby tuberculinize
tubercula dolorosa, tubercular, tuberculate, tuberculid, tuberculin, tuberculinize, tuberculin test, tuberculin-tested, tuberculitis, tuberculo-, tuberculocele
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