oil gland

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [oil gland]
- /ɔɪl glænd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [oil gland]
- /ɔɪl glænd/

Definitions of oil gland words

noun oil gland uropygial gland. 1
noun oil gland sebaceous gland. 1

See all 2 definitions of oil gland

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Origin of oil gland

First appearance:

before 1825

One of the 37% newest English words

First recorded in 1825-35

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Parts of speech for Oil gland

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Oil gland

oil gland popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

oil gland usage trend in Literature

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