glandular

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glandular

/ˈɡlan.djʊl.ə/ UK
/ˈɡlan.d͡ʒʊl.ə/ UK
/ˈɡlan.ʒʊl.ə/ UK
/ˈɡlæn.d͡ʒəl.ɚ/ US

Rhymes with -ændjʊlə(ɹ), -ændʒʊlə(ɹ), -ænʒʊlə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

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.

adjective

not comparable Pertaining to a gland or glands. a glandular disorder
not comparable Having the characteristics or function of a gland.
not comparable Innate, inherent. […]the almost glandular Russian instinct for adventure and romance.
not comparable Physical, sexual.

Similar: glandulous

noun glandulars

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.

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Similar: glandulous

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adj pertaining to a gland or glands

Español	glandular
한국어	선 seon
日本語	腺状の senjō no
中文	腺的 xiàn de
हिन्दी	स्रावी srāvī
Português	glandular
Français	glandulaire
Deutsch	glanduläre, drüsig
Italiano	ghiandolare
Русский	желе́зистый želézistyj, гландуля́рный glanduljárnyj

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@misc{glandular_2026,
  title = {glandular},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/glandular},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}