glandular en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈɡlan.ʒʊl.ə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈɡlan.d͡ʒʊl.ə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈɡlan.djʊl.ə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈɡlæn.d͡ʒəl.ɚ/ (General-American)
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.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Pertaining to a gland or glands.
a glandular disorder
- (not-comparable) Pertaining to a gland or glands. ▸ Having the characteristics or function of a gland.
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(not-comparable) Innate, inherent.
[…]the almost glandular Russian instinct for adventure and romance.
1948, Newsweek:
- (not-comparable) Physical, sexual.
Deriveds
dermoglandular · cryptoglandular · extraglandular · subglandular · lymphoglandular · intraglandular · oculoglandular · nonglandular · pseudoglandular · tubuloglandular · multiglandular · villoglandular · microglandular · fibroglandular · neuroglandular · unglandular · eglandular · quadriglandular · musculoglandular · biglandular · aglandular · pluriglandular · polyglandular · ulceroglandular · hypoglandular · glandular fever · glandularly · uniglandular · retroglandular · interglandular · excitoglandular · periglandular · glandularity · triglandular
Synonyms
Translations (27)
grc ἀδενοειδής (pertaining to a gland or glands) · ko 선 (pertaining to a gland or glands) · lt liaukinis (pertaining to a gland or glands) · cs glandulární (pertaining to a gland or glands) · it ghiandolare (pertaining to a gland or glands) · fr glandulaire (pertaining to a gland or glands) · pt glandular (pertaining to a gland or glands) · ru гландуля́рный (pertaining to a gland or glands) · ca glandular (pertaining to a gland or glands) · cs žlázový (pertaining to a gland or glands) · cmn 腺的 (pertaining to a gland or glands) · fi rauhas- (pertaining to a gland or glands) · cy chwarennol (pertaining to a gland or glands) · ru желе́зистый (pertaining to a gland or glands) · vo glanik (pertaining to a gland or glands) · io glandala (pertaining to a gland or glands) · bg жлезист (pertaining to a gland or glands) · tr bezsel (pertaining to a gland or glands) · hi स्रावी (pertaining to a gland or glands) · nl ingeboren (pertaining to a gland or glands) · ja 腺状の (pertaining to a gland or glands) · la glandularis (pertaining to a gland or glands) · es glandular (pertaining to a gland or glands) · gl glandular (pertaining to a gland or glands) · de glanduläre (pertaining to a gland or glands) · fi glandulaarinen (pertaining to a gland or glands) · de drüsig (pertaining to a gland or glands)