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Antonyms for saliva
səˈlaɪ vəsali·va
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Wiktionary
salivanoun
salivanoun
A clear, slightly alkaline liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands, consisting of water, mucin, protein, and enzymes. It moistens the mouth, lubricates ingested food, and begins the breakdown of starches.
Princeton's WordNet
saliva, spit, spittlenoun
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
Synonyms:
tongue, spitting, spittle, spit, expectoration
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
salivanoun
Synonyms:
spittle, sputum, spitAssociated words:
salivate, salivation, insalivate, insalivation, salivant, salivary, ptyalism, salival, salivous, expectorant, drool, drivel, ptyalogogue, sialogogue, ptysmagogue
Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD
saliva
Synonyms:
Spit
How to use saliva in a sentence?
The saliva you secrete when chewing gum really has a calming effect on acid reflux.
More importantly, I am concerned that if a product did actually contain what is suggested, saliva from a rabid dog, that would put the patient at risk of contracting rabies, a serious, fatal illness.
We hypothesize this is the primary source of virus in saliva.
I’ve gone to hockey games and they hit hard and you can see a spray of saliva. In that context, 15 cases is not so bad.
It means we no longer have to put health care professionals at risk for infection by performing nasopharyngeal or oropharyngeal collections, we can preserve precious personal protective equipment for use in patient care instead of testing. We can significantly increase the number of people tested each and every day as self-collection of saliva is more quick and scalable than swab collections.
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