glandular

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
16
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/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

  1. (not-comparable)Pertaining to a gland or glands.
    “a glandular disorder”
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adj

  1. (not-comparable)Pertaining to a gland or glands.
    “a glandular disorder”
  2. (not-comparable)Pertaining to a gland or glands.
  3. (not-comparable)Innate, inherent.
    “[…]the almost glandular Russian instinct for adventure and romance.”
  4. (not-comparable)Physical, sexual.

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.”
    “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.

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2 words

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