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