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saliva

/səˈlaɪvə/noun3 syllables

Saliva means: 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 for saliva4

noun, as in 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

spit, spittle

also used for saliva

slobber, drool

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What does saliva mean?1

noun

1

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

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Saliva in a sentence

  • I hate the taste of my saliva after eating chocolate.MethodGT
  • The highly contagious virus was spread through blood and saliva.Amastan
  • A cat applies saliva to its paws to groom its face.Amastan
  • Cats groom their heads by applying saliva to their paws.Amastan
  • The monster's saliva became a paste-like substance.Amastan
  • What should I do after contact with someone else's blood or saliva?Igider
  • My mouth forms a lot of saliva.bluepie88
  • There's nobody whose saliva doesn't stink.mervert1

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of saliva

as a noun

plural
salivas