- tuberculate
- adjective see tuberculated
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
tuberculate
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Tuberculate — Tu*ber cu*late, Tuberculated Tu*ber cu*la ted, a. [NL. tuberculatus: cf. F. tubercul[ e].] Tubercled; tubercular. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tuberculate — [to͞o bʉr′kyo͞olit, tə bʉr′kyo͞olit, tə bʉr′kyəlit, to͞o bʉr′kyo͞olāt΄ tə bʉr′kyo͞olāt΄] adj. [ModL tuberculatus: see TUBERCLE & ATE1] 1. having or characterized by a tubercle or tubercles: also tuberculated 2. TUBERCULAR tuberculation n … English World dictionary
Tuberculate Pelagic Octopus — For the harpy of Greek mythology, see Ocypete. For the oracular animal, see Paul the Octopus. Tuberculate Pelagic Octopus Specimen preserved in formaldehyde … Wikipedia
tuberculate — with tubercles … Dictionary of ichthyology
tuberculate — tuberculose adj … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
tuberculate — tuberculation, n. /too berr kyeuh lit, layt , tyoo /, adj. 1. Also, tuberculated, tuberculose. having tubercles. 2. tubercular. [1775 85; < NL tuberculatus, equiv. to tubercul(um) TUBERCLE + atus ATE1] * * * … Universalium
tuberculate — adjective a) Having tubercles b) Tubercular … Wiktionary
tuberculate — (Order Isopoda): Bearing knoblike or wartlike prominences or tubercles [Kensley and Schotte, 1989] … Crustacea glossary
tuberculate — tu·ber·cu·late (too burґku lāt″) having tubercles; called also tuberculated … Medical dictionary
tuberculate — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Relating to or afflicted with tuberculosis: consumptive (no longer in scientific use), phthisic (no longer in scientific use), phthisical (no longer in scientific use), tubercular, tuberculous. See HEALTH … English dictionary for students
