Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of, relating to, affecting, or resembling a gland or its secretion.
- adjective Functioning as a gland.
- adjective Having glands.
- adjective Resulting from the abnormal function of glands or a gland.
- adjective Innate; visceral.
- adjective Carnal; sensual.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to or resembling a gland; having the character or function of a gland; affecting a gland: as, glandular texture; glandular organs; a glandular disease.
- Containing or supporting glands; consisting of a gland or glands; glanduliferous.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Containing or supporting glands; consisting of glands; pertaining to glands.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Pertaining to a
gland or glands.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective relating to or affecting or functioning as a gland
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The large mint family, which includes other common herbs like thyme and basil, is characterized by glandular hairs on stems and leaves that contain aromatic oils.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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The large mint family, which includes other common herbs like thyme and basil, is characterized by glandular hairs on stems and leaves that contain aromatic oils.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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Forrester wasn't sure that he liked being referred to as a glandular mess.
Pagan Passions Laurence M. Janifer 1967
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The 27-year-old will miss the first grand slam event of 2012, as he struggles to conquer mononucleosis - the virus also known as glandular fever that causes loss of appetite, fatigue and fever.
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The movements of their adapted fluids in the various vessels of the body are carried forwards by the actions of those vessels in consequence of two kinds of stimulus, one of which may be compared to a pleasurable sensation or desire inducing the vessel to seize, and, as it were, to swallow the particles thus selected from the blood; as is done by the mouths of the various glands, veins, and other absorbents, which may be called glandular appetency.
Zoonomia, Vol. I Or, the Laws of Organic Life Erasmus Darwin 1766
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It began as a kind of glandular fever, complicated by chest pains and exhaustion, that attacked him in May 1985.
Spirituality and Suffering « Tales from the Reading Room 2009
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There is evidence that it can follow a viral infection, such as glandular fever.
The trouble with ME 2010
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Volkow stresses that obesity seems to be a significantly more complex disorder than drug abuse because many unrelated factors, such as glandular problems, lack of exercise, or a genetic predisposition to storing fat, can lead to weight gain.
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Volkow stresses that obesity seems to be a significantly more complex disorder than drug abuse because many unrelated factors, such as glandular problems, lack of exercise, or a genetic predisposition to storing fat, can lead to weight gain.
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I mean, what if a fat kid is fat because he's got some kind of glandular disorder?
idiot-milk Diary Entry idiot-milk 2003
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