salˈivate intransitive verb

To produce or discharge saliva, esp in excess, usu in eager anticipation of food (also figurative)

To cause to secrete excess of saliva

salivāˈtion noun

Flow of saliva, esp in excess, and esp in anticipation (of food, etc)

salivary gland noun

A saliva-secreting gland

salivary gland chromosome noun

A giant conspicuously banded chromosome found in the salivary glands of larvae of dipteran insects