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nonglandulous
glan·du·lous
/
ˈglæn
dʒə
ləs
/
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[
glan
-j
uh
-l
uh
s
]
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adjective
glandular
.
Origin:
1350–1400;
Middle English
glandelous
<
Latin
glandulōsus
full of kernels. See
glandule
,
-ous
Related forms
glan·du·lous·ness,
noun
non·glan·du·lous,
adjective
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World English Dictionary
glandular
or
glandulous
(ˈɡlændjʊlə, ˈɡlændjʊləs)
—
adj
of, relating to, containing, functioning as, or affecting a gland:
glandular tissue
[C18: from Latin
glandula,
literally: a little acorn; see
glanders
]
glandulous
or
glandulous
—
adj
[C18: from Latin
glandula,
literally: a little acorn; see
glanders
]
'glandularly
or
glandulous
—
adv
'glandulously
or
glandulous
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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Medical Dictionary
glandulous
glan·du·lous (glān'jə-ləs)
adj.
Glandular.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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