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1. (n.) saliva
a viscid, watery fluid, secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands, that functions in the tasting, chewing, and swallowing of food, moistens the mouth, and starts the digestion of starches.
Etymology: (1670–80; < L salīva)
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1. (noun) saliva, spit, spittle
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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1. (noun) saliva
the secretion from the salivary glands
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. saliva
The clear, viscous fluid secreted by the SALIVARY GLANDS and mucous glands of the mouth. It contains MUCINS, water, organic salts, and ptylin.
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Sense: the liquid that forms in the mouth to help digestion.
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 Afrikaans: speeksel |
 Arabic: لُعاب، ريق |
 Bulgarian: слюнка |
 Brazilian: saliva |
 Czech: slina |
 German: der Speichel |
 Danish: spyt |
 Greek: σάλιο |
 Spanish: saliva |
 Estonian: sülg |
 Farsi: بزاق |
 Finnish: sylki |
 French: salive |
 Hebrew: רוֹק |
 Hindi: लार, लाला जल |
 Croatian: slina |
 Hungarian: nyál |
 Indonesian: ludah |
 Icelandic: munnvatn |
 Italian: saliva |
 Japanese: つば |
 Korean: 침 |
 Lithuanian: seilės |
 Latvian: siekalas |
 Malay: air liur |
 Dutch: speeksel |
 Norwegian: spytt |
 Polish: ślina |
 Persian: بزاق |
 Pashto: لاړجن، ناړو، لاڼو |
 Portuguese: saliva |
 Romanian: salivă |
 Russian: слюна |
 Slovak: slina |
 Slovenian: slina |
 Serbian: pljuvačka |
 Swedish: saliv |
 Thai: น้ำลาย |
 Turkish: tükürük, salya |
 Taiwanese: 唾液 |
 Ukrainian: слина |
 Urdu: لعاب، رال |
 Vietnamese: nước bọt |
 Chinese: 唾液 |
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