| Pronunciation: | | su'lIvu
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| Matching Terms: | | salival, salivant, salivary, salivary calculus, salivary duct, salivary gland, salivary glands, salivate, salivation, salivous
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | [n] 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 |
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| | Synonyms: | | spit, spittle |
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| | See Also: | | dribble, drivel, drool, ptyalin, salivary gland, secretion, slobber, tobacco juice |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Sa*li"va\, n. [L.; cf. Gr. ?.] (Physiol.)
The secretion from the salivary glands.
Note: In man the saliva is a more or less turbid and slighty
viscid fluid, generally of an alkaline reaction, and is
secreted by the parotid, submaxillary, and sublingual
glands. In the mouth the saliva is mixed with the
secretion from the buccal glands. The secretions from
the individual salivary glands have their own special
characteristics, and these are not the same in all
animals. In man and many animals mixed saliva, i.e.,
saliva composed of the secretions of all three of the
salivary glands, is an important digestive fluid on
account of the presence of the peculiar enzyme,
ptyalin.
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| Medical Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | mixture of water, protein, and salts that makes food easy to swallow; begins digestion. |
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| Dream Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Seeing saliva in your dream, symbolizes sexual/sensual appetites or some creative energy.
Dreaming that you are spitting out your saliva, implies that you are having some anxieties about losing control, either physically or emotionally.
Seeing the saliva of an animal in your dream indicates intense feelings of anger and rage. |
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