Definitions for oil gland

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

oil′ gland`(n.)

  1. Category: Anatomy, Ornithology

    Ref: uropygial gland.

  2. Category: Anatomy

    Ref: sebaceous gland.

Origin of oil gland:

1825–35

Princeton's WordNet

  1. oil gland(noun)

    a gland that secretes oil


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