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gland

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"Hormone organ"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ɡlænd/Part of speech nounSorted adglnStarts with GEnds with D1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream

Word origin

Late 17th century borrowing from French glande, alteration of Old French glandre, from Latin glandulae (“throat glands, tonsils”), plural of glandula (“a little acorn”), from glāns (“an acorn”) + -ula (diminutive nominal suffix).

Used in a sentence

  • The gland of a tap/faucet is usually packed with string which has been soaked in tallow or similar grease.

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