How do you pronounce glandular?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡlæn.d͡ʒəl.ɚ/.

glandular

/ˈɡlæn.d͡ʒəl.ɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.73 in modern English

Syllables: glan-du-lar
IPA: /ˈɡlæn.d͡ʒəl.ɚ/

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Meaning

adj

Pertaining to a gland or glands.

adj

Pertaining to a gland or glands.

adj

Innate, inherent.

adj

Physical, sexual.

noun

A food supplement made from glands.

Example Sentences

"a glandular disorder"
"[…]the almost glandular Russian instinct for adventure and romance."
"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."
"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, […]"
"I started reading about acupuncture, acupressure, flower essences, Chinese herbals, American herbals, Ayurvedic herbals, raindrop therapy, essential oils, aromatherapy, homeopathy, glandulars, vitamins, folk remedies, […]"

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.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: glandulaire, glandulae

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɡlæn.d͡ʒəl.ɚ/
British English: /ˈɡlan.djʊl.ə/

Inflected Forms

glandulars (plural)

Derived Forms

aglandular biglandular cryptoglandular dermoglandular eglandular excitoglandular extraglandular fibroglandular glandularity glandularly hypoglandular interglandular

Phrases

glandular fever

Synonyms

glandulous

Rhymes With

polyglandular biglandular cryptoglandular intraglandular uniglandular neuroglandular multiglandular pluriglandular musculoglandular extraglandular periglandular ulceroglandular