adjective
Other Word Forms
- glandularly adverb
- interglandular adjective
- nonglandular adjective
- unglandular adjective
Etymology
Origin of glandular
1730–40; English (obsolete) glandule gland (< Latin glandula; gland 1 ( def. ), -ule ( def. ) ) + -ar 1
Example Sentences
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The most common form of pancreatic cancer is adenocarcinoma, which develops in the glandular cells that produce pancreatic juice.
From Science Daily
Rashes can be spread indirectly by plant hairs and glandular goo that quite literally stick around.
From Los Angeles Times
His absence from the music video was officially explained as glandular fever but, in reality, he had suffered a mental breakdown.
From BBC
But he said it was "not an objective measure" and told the inquest when carrying out operations of this type he was "as near as possible certain that I wasn't leaving behind glandular breast tissue".
From BBC
Freya Anderson, a relay gold medallist from Tokyo, contracted glandular fever this year and missed automatic qualification but has been picked.
From BBC
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