saliva
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1.3
- noun
- /səˈlaɪvə/
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saliva
- My mouth was still full, the gravy diluted by warm saliva I could not swallow.
- secrete saliva
- saliva contains proteins
- artificial saliva
They're wet, saliva gathering in the soft center.
- They're wet, saliva gathering in the soft center.
- So he start rubbing and now we kissing and we exchanged and saliva and I'm like how did we get here?
- Typically DNA evidence is like hair, skin cells, saliva, There's more than just blood, right?
- I think it's now the saliva is hot, right?
Examples
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When you think about tasty food, your mouth produces more saliva.
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Another group of animals whose saliva has been key to survival is the tick.
Academic text (2004) -
The saliva in the mouth was an important defense.
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At times he would pause, wet his finger with saliva, and check the direction of the wind.
Fiction book (1994) -
And we also collected saliva for cortisol levels.
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Biological samples, including blood, urine, saliva, and fat, were taken from volunteers.
Academic text (2004) -
Mr. Bailes, a bus driver, was dismissed after a saliva drug test picked up traces of cocaine.
Academic text (2015) -
Astronauts aren't trained how to swallow their saliva in space.
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Yeah, we don't have a dog because you're allergic to their saliva.
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The unfit males were able to secrete saliva after receiving food in the laboratory.
Academic text (1993)
Synonyms
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1.0
A small amount of liquid from the mouth
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1.7
Wet saliva that comes out of the mouth without meaning to
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6.0
A liquid that comes out of the mouth
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3.7
Saliva that drips from the mouth, often when excited or unable to control it
How Much
Surface Forms
Etymology
Saliva comes from the old Latin word saliva, which meant 'spit' or 'mouth liquid'. So saliva is the clear, watery liquid your mouth makes to moisten food and start digestion, and you see the same root in the verb salivate, which means 'to produce saliva'.