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Glandular
//ˈɡlan.djʊl.ə// adj, noun
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Pertaining to a gland or glands. not-comparable
"a glandular disorder"
- 2 Pertaining to a gland or glands.; Having the characteristics or function of a gland. not-comparable
- 3 Innate, inherent. not-comparable
"[…]the almost glandular Russian instinct for adventure and romance."
- 4 Physical, sexual. not-comparable
Adjective
- 1 relating to or affecting or functioning as a gland wordnet
Noun
- 1 A food supplement made from glands.
"Then Mr. Rothschild states that there is a wealth of studies attesting to the beneficence of glandulars in the human diet, only to fall into the same error he lays on Dr. Holub: failing to cite a single one."
Etymology
Etymology 1
Mid 18th century borrowing from French glandulaire, from glandule (“small gland”) + -aire (“-ar, -ary”, adjectival suffix), from Latin glandulae (“glands of the throat”); equivalent to glandule + -ar.
Etymology 2
Mid 18th century borrowing from French glandulaire, from glandule (“small gland”) + -aire (“-ar, -ary”, adjectival suffix), from Latin glandulae (“glands of the throat”); equivalent to glandule + -ar.
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