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tuberculin

POS

Noun

HYPHEN

tu=ber=cu=lin

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun tuberculin has 1 sense

tuberculin(n = noun.substance) - a sterile liquid containing a purified protein derivative of the tuberculosis bacterium; used in the diagnosis of tuberculosis;

is a kind of

liquid

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CIDE DICTIONARY

tuberculin, n. [See Tubercle.].

A fluid containing the products formed by the growth of the tubercle bacillus in a suitable culture medium. [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

tuberculin, n. a sterile liquid from cultures of tubercle bacillus, used in the diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis.

Idiom

tuberculin test a hypodermic injection of tuberculin to detect a tubercular infection. tuberculin-tested (of milk) from cows giving a negative response to a tuberculin test.

Etymology

f. L tuberculum (as TUBERCLE)