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glandular

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for glandular.

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Royal jelly a totally different thing than honey: a bee glandular secretion rather than bee processed plant nectar [1].

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Quick take

A food supplement made from glands.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of glandular gathered in one view.

noun

A food supplement made from glands.

adjective

Having the characteristics or function of a gland.

adjective

Innate, inherent.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for glandular.

Example sentences

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Royal jelly a totally different thing than honey: a bee glandular secretion rather than bee processed plant nectar [1].

2

It was actually helpful (in retrospect) to consider the experience in terms of a temporary glandular over-reaction of some sort.

3

Obesity may suggest glandular malfunctioning, lack of physical agility, and in some cases ungainly appearance.

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Other viruses like Glandular Fever are known to cause these kind of affects of course.

5

Maybe she has a glandular disorder, or she's a special kind of dietitian who works mainly with sumo wrestlers, or she's 7' tall.

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I'm not big boned, there's not something wrong with my metabolism, I don't have a glandular disorder.

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I was like this in my early twenties, turns out I'd had two strains of glandular fever.

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Mine seems to have been triggered by Glandular Fever (Epstein Barr Virus).

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I had glandular fever in 2018 and was struck down by a reasonably severe post-viral syndrome.

10

A small minority of obese people have a glandular problem.

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To me this is like the weight loss debate: yes a ton (but not many:)) of people have glandular issues/genetics/blahblah that makes them unable to lose weight.

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I always thought that it was a bit of a marketing blunder naming it the same as the slang term for glandular fever.

Quote examples

1

In my case I got "mono" (or glandular fever as we call it here) and it turned into CFS for about seven years.

2

Everywhere else in the world calls it "glandular fever".

3

This made me laugh out loud: "He'd started calling me "Fat-Tart" because he thought I was fat, which I was, owing to a glandular disorder that made me eat Pop-Tarts until I stopped feeling sad."

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There may be some people with “glandular” issues causing them somehow to eat too much but I don’t think I’m saying something controversial when stating that americas obesity crisis is mostly just to do with lazy sedentary people who like eating and watching tv more than eating healthily and doing exercise.

Proper noun examples

1

Glandular fever is known to cause it in 10-20% of adults who fall sick.

2

Glandular cell evolution is truly unique.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use glandular in a sentence?

Royal jelly a totally different thing than honey: a bee glandular secretion rather than bee processed plant nectar [1].

What does glandular mean?

A food supplement made from glands.

What part of speech is glandular?

glandular is commonly used as noun, adjective.