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Definition of digestive gland in English: digestive glandnoun Zoology A glandular organ of digestion present in crustaceans, molluscs, and certain other invertebrates. Example sentencesExamples - It functions as the principal store of cations and phosphate in the grain and as a digestive gland that synthesizes and secretes a range of acid hydrolases.
- The shell is secreted by the mantle, which lines it and also encloses the mantle cavity within which are the gills, the osphradium (a chemo-sensory organ), and openings of the digestive glands.
- From the mouth, particles are moved through a short esophagus to the digestive gland surrounding the stomach.
- In the ensuing few hours the trap seals itself airtight, and digestive glands in the leaf secrete enzymes that reduce the insect to a dry husk.
- One section, including a piece of the digestive gland, was frozen at - 80°C for further electrophoretic analyses.
Definition of digestive gland in US English: digestive glandnoun Zoology A glandular organ of digestion present in crustaceans, mollusks, and certain other invertebrates. Example sentencesExamples - In the ensuing few hours the trap seals itself airtight, and digestive glands in the leaf secrete enzymes that reduce the insect to a dry husk.
- It functions as the principal store of cations and phosphate in the grain and as a digestive gland that synthesizes and secretes a range of acid hydrolases.
- From the mouth, particles are moved through a short esophagus to the digestive gland surrounding the stomach.
- The shell is secreted by the mantle, which lines it and also encloses the mantle cavity within which are the gills, the osphradium (a chemo-sensory organ), and openings of the digestive glands.
- One section, including a piece of the digestive gland, was frozen at - 80°C for further electrophoretic analyses.
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