What does saliva mean?
Definitions for saliva
səˈlaɪ vəsali·va
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Princeton's WordNet
saliva, spit, spittlenoun
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
Wiktionary
salivanoun
A clear, slightly alkaline liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands, consisting of water, mucin, protein, and enzymes. It moistens the mouth, lubricates ingested food, and begins the breakdown of starches.
Etymology: From saliva, of uncertain origin. Perhaps from salw-, cognate with salu. More at sallow.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
SALIVAnoun
Every thing that is spit up; but it more strictly signifies that juice which is separated by the glands called salival. John Quincy
Etymology: Latin.
Not meeting with disturbance from the saliva, I the sooner extirpated them. Richard Wiseman, Surgery.
Wikipedia
Saliva
Saliva (commonly referred to as spit) is an extracellular fluid produced and secreted by salivary glands in the mouth. In humans, saliva is around 99% water, plus electrolytes, mucus, white blood cells, epithelial cells (from which DNA can be extracted), enzymes (such as lipase and amylase), antimicrobial agents (such as secretory IgA, and lysozymes).The enzymes found in saliva are essential in beginning the process of digestion of dietary starches and fats. These enzymes also play a role in breaking down food particles entrapped within dental crevices, thus protecting teeth from bacterial decay. Saliva also performs a lubricating function, wetting food and permitting the initiation of swallowing, and protecting the oral mucosa from drying out.Various animal species have special uses for saliva that go beyond predigestion. Some swifts use their gummy saliva to build nests. Aerodramus nests form the basis of bird's nest soup. Cobras, vipers, and certain other members of the venom clade hunt with venomous saliva injected by fangs. Some caterpillars produce silk fiber from silk proteins stored in modified salivary glands (which are unrelated to the vertebrate ones).
Webster Dictionary
Salivanoun
the secretion from the salivary glands
Etymology: [L.; cf. Gr. .]
Wikidata
Saliva
Saliva is a watery substance located in the mouths of organisms, secreted by the salivary glands. Human saliva is 99.5% water, while the other 0.5% consists of electrolytes, mucus, glycoproteins, enzymes, and antibacterial compounds such as secretory IgA and lysozyme. The enzymes found in saliva are essential in beginning the process of digestion of dietary starches and fats. These enzymes also play a role in breaking down food particles entrapped within dental crevices, protecting teeth from bacterial decay. Furthermore, saliva serves a lubricative function, wetting food and permitting the initiation of swallowing, and protecting the mucosal surfaces of the oral cavity from desiccation. Various species have special uses for saliva that go beyond predigestion. Some swifts use their gummy saliva to build nests. Aerodramus nests are prized for use in bird's nest soup. Cobras, vipers, and certain other members of the venom clade hunt with venomous saliva injected by fangs. Some arthropods, such as spiders and caterpillars, create thread from salivary glands.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Saliva
sa-lī′va, n. the spittle, one of the digestive fluids, mainly the product of the salivary glands.—adjs. Salī′val, Sal′ivant, producing salivation.—n. Salī′va-pump, a device for carrying off the accumulating saliva.—adj. Sa′livary, pertaining to, secreting, or containing saliva.—n. that which produces salivation.—v.t. Sal′ivāte, to produce an unusual amount of saliva.—n. Salivā′tion, an unusual flow of saliva.—adj. Sal′ivous, like spittle. [Fr.,—L., allied to Gr. sialon, saliva.]
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Saliva
The clear, viscous fluid secreted by the SALIVARY GLANDS and mucous glands of the mouth. It contains MUCINS, water, organic salts, and ptylin.
Editors Contribution
saliva
A form of liquid created in the mouth.
Saliva contributes to the way we eat our food and how we feel.
Submitted by MaryC on September 6, 2020
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Entomology
Saliva
the secretion of the salivary glands that moistens and begins the digestion of the food.
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
SALIVA
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Saliva is ranked #154907 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Saliva surname appeared 105 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Saliva.
68.5% or 72 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
15.2% or 16 total occurrences were White.
14.2% or 15 total occurrences were Asian.
Anagrams for saliva »
salvia
Valais
avails
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of saliva in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of saliva in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of saliva in a Sentence
There are no well-documented cases of transmission of HIV by exchange of saliva, it is extraordinarily unlikely that a healthy person can be infected by HIV through French kissing.
She's a prisoner of a giant testicle who has a lot of saliva going on and she does not want to wear that thing and it's ultimately that chain, which you're now indicating is some sort of accessory to SM, that is used to kill the giant saliva testicle, that's asinine.
A society which allows an abominable event to burgeon from its dung heap and grow on its surface is like a man who lets a fly crawl unheeded across his face or saliva dribble from his mouth -- either epileptic or dead.
There is no evidence that I am aware of that shows Lyssin has any therapeutic benefit, more importantly, I am concerned that if a product did actually contain what is suggested, saliva from a rabid dog, that would put the patient at risk of contracting rabies, a serious, fatal illness.
So, avoid weight gain when quitting smoking, obesity, especially abdominal obesity, increases the pressure on the diaphragm and the muscles separating the esophagus from the stomach, pushing acidic stomach content into the esophagus. Tobacco smoking relaxes the muscles, facilitating reflux, and reduces the production of saliva, which helps clean the esophagus.
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- speekselAfrikaans
- لُعَاب, رِيق, بُزَاقArabic
- tüpürcəkAzerbaijani
- төкөрөк, шайыҡ, һеләгәй, шеләгәйBashkir
- слі́наBelarusian
- слю́нка, плю́нкаBulgarian
- লালাBengali
- haloBreton
- salivaCatalan, Valencian
- slinaCzech
- spytDanish
- SpeichelGerman
- ކުޅުDivehi
- σίελος, σάλιοGreek
- salivaSpanish
- sülgEstonian
- listuBasque
- بزاق, گلیزPersian
- sylkiFinnish
- spýtt, ráki, sputtFaroese
- saliveFrench
- seileIrish
- seileScottish Gaelic
- רוקHebrew
- राल, लारHindi
- nyálHungarian
- թուքArmenian
- slef, munnvatnIcelandic
- salivaItalian
- 唾, 唾液Japanese
- ნერწყვიGeorgian
- сілекейKazakh
- ទឹកមាត់Khmer
- 침Korean
- لیکKurdish
- шилекейKyrgyz
- salīvaLatin
- ນໍ້າລາຍLao
- seilėsLithuanian
- siekalasLatvian
- paraki, hāware, hūware, hūareMāori
- плу́канка, плу́нкаMacedonian
- шүлсMongolian
- တန်ထွေးBurmese
- speekselDutch
- spyttNorwegian
- ślinaPolish
- salivaPortuguese
- salivăRomanian
- слюна́, слю́нкаRussian
- сли̏на, slȉnaSerbo-Croatian
- කෙළSinhala, Sinhalese
- slinaSlovak
- slinaSlovene
- pështymëAlbanian
- saliv, spottSwedish
- mateSwahili
- உமிழ்நீர்Tamil
- లాలాజలంTelugu
- оби даҳанTajik
- น้ำลายThai
- tüýkülikTurkmen
- luraTagalog
- salya, tükürükTurkish
- селәгәйTatar
- сли́наUkrainian
- رال, لارUrdu
- tupuk, sulakay, sulakUzbek
- nước bọtVietnamese
- salifVolapük
- שפייאכץYiddish
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