saliva
pronunciation
How to pronounce saliva in British English:
UK [səˈlaɪvə]
How to pronounce saliva in American English:
US [səˈlaɪvə]
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- 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
Word Origin
- saliva (n.)
- early 15c., from Middle French salive, from Latin saliva "spittle," of unknown origin (perhaps, as Tucker suggests, somehow derived from the base of sallow (adj.)).
Example
- 1. You can find the phlegm mixed with your saliva .
- 2. A sliver of slither to get the saliva going ?
- 3. This technique might help in crime scene investigations-recovered saliva could tell the age of a perpetrator .
- 4. They add leech saliva into their cosmetics .
- 5. Saliva of medical leeches is a balanced complex of biologically active substances .