tubercle
/tjubəkəl/
noun
8 letters3 syllables12 points in Scrabble®16 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS3
NOUN
1
A protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament.
2
Small rounded wartlike protuberance on a plant.
3
A swelling that is the characteristic lesion of tuberculosis.
WORD FORMS
Related formtubercular
Related formtuberculous
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®12 points
Words With Friends®16 points
Double word24 points
Triple word36 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinubercletay
Starts & ends withT … E
Syllablestu · ber · cle
SYNONYMS & RELATED5
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