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单词 salivation
释义

saliva /sə-līˈvə/

noun

A 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 verb

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

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