glandular
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- Scrabble points
- 11
- Words With Friends
- 16
- Letters
- 9
/ˈɡlan.djʊl.ə/
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/ˈɡlan.djʊl.ə/ · /ˈɡlan.d͡ʒʊl.ə/ · /ˈɡlan.ʒʊl.ə/ · /ˈɡlæn.d͡ʒəl.ɚ/
Definition of glandular
5 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
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(not-comparable)Pertaining to a gland or glands.
“a glandular disorder”
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adj
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(not-comparable)Pertaining to a gland or glands.
“a glandular disorder”
- (not-comparable)Pertaining to a gland or glands.
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(not-comparable)Innate, inherent.
“[…]the almost glandular Russian instinct for adventure and romance.”
- (not-comparable)Physical, sexual.
noun
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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.”
“An interesting event happened in my house that buttressed my appreciation of glandulars. I previously mentioned our cats, raised on a raw food diet that includes as many glands and other organs as we can obtain, […]”
“I started reading about acupuncture, acupressure, flower essences, Chinese herbals, American herbals, Ayurvedic herbals, raindrop therapy, essential oils, aromatherapy, homeopathy, glandulars, vitamins, folk remedies, […]”
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Etymology
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.
Words you can make from glandular
132 playable · top: GARLAND (9 pts)
Best play garland 9 points7-letter words
2 words6-letter words
9 words5-letter words
25 words4-letter words
51 words- DANG 6 pts
- DRAG 6 pts
- DRUG 6 pts
- DUNG 6 pts
- GAUD 6 pts
- GLAD 6 pts
- GRAD 6 pts
- AGAR 5 pts
- AGLU 5 pts
- ALGA 5 pts
- ANGA 5 pts
- AULD 5 pts
- DARN 5 pts
- DUAL 5 pts
- DULL 5 pts
- DURA 5 pts
- DURN 5 pts
- GALA 5 pts
- GALL 5 pts
- GAUN 5 pts
- GAUR 5 pts
- GNAR 5 pts
- GRAN 5 pts
- GUAN 5 pts
- GUAR 5 pts
- GULL 5 pts
- LAND 5 pts
- LANG 5 pts
- LARD 5 pts
- LAUD 5 pts
- LUNG 5 pts
- NADA 5 pts
- NAGA 5 pts
- NARD 5 pts
- NURD 5 pts
- RAGA 5 pts
- RAND 5 pts
- RANG 5 pts
- RUGA 5 pts
- RUNG 5 pts
- ALAN 4 pts
- ALAR 4 pts
- ANAL 4 pts
- AURA 4 pts
- LARN 4 pts
- LUNA 4 pts
- NALA 4 pts
- NULL 4 pts
- NURL 4 pts
- ULAN 4 pts
- ULNA 4 pts
3-letter words
33 words- DAG 5 pts
- DUG 5 pts
- GAD 5 pts
- AGA 4 pts
- AND 4 pts
- DAL 4 pts
- DAN 4 pts
- DUN 4 pts
- GAL 4 pts
- GAN 4 pts
- GAR 4 pts
- GNU 4 pts
- GUL 4 pts
- GUN 4 pts
- LAD 4 pts
- LAG 4 pts
- LUD 4 pts
- LUG 4 pts
- NAG 4 pts
- NUG 4 pts
- RAD 4 pts
- RAG 4 pts
- RUG 4 pts
- URD 4 pts
- AAL 3 pts
- ALA 3 pts
- ALL 3 pts
- ANA 3 pts
- LAR 3 pts
- LUN 3 pts
- RAN 3 pts
- RUN 3 pts
- URN 3 pts
2-letter words
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