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sublingual.

Administered through placement under the tongue.

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/sʌbˈlɪŋ.ɡwəl/Received-Pronunciation/ˌsʌbˈlɪŋ.ɡwəl/Received-Pronunciation/ˌsʌbˈlɪŋ.ɡju.əl/Received-Pronunciation
  1. Administered through placement under the tongue.

    not-comparable · relational
  2. Situated beneath the tongue.

    not-comparable · relational
  3. Of or pertaining to the sublingual gland.

    not-comparable · relational
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from New Latin sublinguālis, from sub- (“under, below, beneath”) + linguālis (“relating to the tongue”); equivalent to sub- + lingual.

noun/sʌbˈlɪŋ.ɡwəl/Received-Pronunciation/ˌsʌbˈlɪŋ.ɡwəl/Received-Pronunciation/ˌsʌbˈlɪŋ.ɡju.əl/Received-Pronunciation
  1. A particular scale near the front of the lower jaw in snakes, usually in a pair.

    relational
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from New Latin sublinguālis, from sub- (“under, below, beneath”) + linguālis (“relating to the tongue”); equivalent to sub- + lingual.

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