Saliva
[sə'laɪvə]
Definition
(noun.) a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches.
Typist: Molly--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The secretion from the salivary glands.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Spittle.
Typist: Rosanna
Definition
n. the spittle one of the digestive fluids mainly the product of the salivary glands.—adjs. Salī′val Sal′ivant producing salivation.—n. Salī′va-pump a device for carrying off the accumulating saliva.—adj. Sa′livary pertaining to secreting or containing saliva.—n. that which produces salivation.—v.t. Sal′ivāte to produce an unusual amount of saliva.—n. Salivā′tion an unusual flow of saliva.—adj. Sal′ivous like spittle.
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Examples
- He could spit actual saliva which, in such a circumstance, as you should know, _Ingl閟_, is very rare and he said, '_Arriba Espana! Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Their leaps and bounds increased, their bared fangs dripped saliva, and their lips and breasts were flecked with foam. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
Editor: Rodney