tuberculin
noun
tuberculin is spelled T-U-B-E-R-C-U-L-I-N: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 128,787th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tuberculin means “An antigen used in the diagnosis of tuberculosis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tuberculin is tuberculins.
How many letters and syllables are in tuberculin?
| Letters | 10: T-U-B-E-R-C-U-L-I-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 18 million words; the 128,787th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is tuberculin?
Tuberculin appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 128,787th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of tuberculin
- tuberculins plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tuberculin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An antigen used in the diagnosis of tuberculosis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Tuberculin in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense an antigen used in the diagnosis of tuberculosis:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | tuberculine |
| Spanish | tuberculina |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does tuberculin come from?
From tuberculosis + -in.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).