English Explanatory Dictionary

tuberculate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having tubercles.
  2. Having tuberculosis.

Pronunciation

/tjuˈbɜːkjəlɪt/ /tuˈbɝkjəlɪt/

Word forms

tuberculate more tuberculate most tuberculate

Etymology

From Latin tūberculātus. By surface analysis, tubercul(um) + -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Compare French tuberculé.

Synonyms

tubercular tuberculous

Related words

anastomotuberculate bituberculate compactituberculate dispersituberculate lineartuberculate monotuberculate multituberculate nontuberculate quadrituberculate ramotuberculate sagenotuberculate trituberculate unituberculate untuberculate
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