glandular
English
editEtymology
editMid 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.
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɡlan.djʊl.ə/, /ˈɡlan.d͡ʒʊl.ə/, /ˈɡlan.ʒʊl.ə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡlæn.d͡ʒəl.ɚ/
- Rhymes: -ændjʊlə(ɹ), -ændʒʊlə(ɹ), -ænʒʊlə(ɹ)
Adjective
editglandular (not comparable)
- (medicine) Pertaining to a gland or glands.
- a glandular disorder
- Having the characteristics or function of a gland.
- Innate, inherent.
- 1948, Newsweek:
- […] the almost glandular Russian instinct for adventure and romance.
- Physical, sexual.
Synonyms
editDerived terms
edit- biglandular
- cryptoglandular
- dermoglandular
- excitoglandular
- extraglandular
- fibroglandular
- glandular fever
- glandularity
- glandularly
- hypoglandular
- interglandular
- intraglandular
- lymphoglandular
- microglandular
- multiglandular
- musculoglandular
- neuroglandular
- nonglandular
- oculoglandular
- periglandular
- pluriglandular
- polyglandular
- pseudoglandular
- quadriglandular
- retroglandular
- subglandular
- triglandular
- tubuloglandular
- ulceroglandular
- uniglandular
- villoglandular
Translations
editpertaining to a gland or glands
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Noun
editglandular (plural glandulars)
- A food supplement made from glands.
- 1982, Vegetarian Times, number 61, page 6:
- 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.
- 2010, Roy Mankovitz, The Wellness Project, page 158:
- 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, […]
- 2014, Judy Morgan, From Needles to Natural: Learning Holistic Pet Healing, page 44:
- I started reading about acupuncture, acupressure, flower essences, Chinese herbals, American herbals, Ayurvedic herbals, raindrop therapy, essential oils, aromatherapy, homeopathy, glandulars, vitamins, folk remedies, […]
References
edit- “glandular”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “glandular”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Catalan
editPronunciation
edit- IPA(key): (Central) [ɡlən.duˈlar]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [ɡlən.duˈla]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [ɡlan.duˈlaɾ]
Adjective
editglandular m or f (masculine and feminine plural glandulars)
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- “glandular” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Portuguese
editPronunciation
edit
Adjective
editglandular m or f (plural glandulares)
Romanian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French glandulaire.
Adjective
editglandular m or n (feminine singular glandulară, masculine plural glandulari, feminine and neuter plural glandulare)
Declension
editDeclension of glandular
singular | plural | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | glandular | glandulară | glandulari | glandulare | ||
definite | glandularul | glandulara | glandularii | glandularele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | glandular | glandulare | glandulari | glandulare | ||
definite | glandularului | glandularei | glandularilor | glandularelor |
Spanish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from New Latin glandulāris, from Latin glandula (“little acorn”).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editglandular m or f (masculine and feminine plural glandulares)
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- “glandular”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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