单词 | salivation |
释义 | saliva /sə-līˈvə/nounA liquid secreted in the mouth to soften food and begin the process of digestion ORIGIN: L salīva salīˈval adjective (rare) salivary /sə-līˈvər-i or salˈi-/ adjective Relating to, secreting, or conveying, saliva salˈivate intransitive verb To produce or discharge saliva, esp in excess, usu in eager anticipation of food (also figurative) transitive verbTo 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 |
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