Saliva
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Saliva (plural salivae)- (physiology) 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.
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Verbs for Saliva
absorb—; convey—; drivel—; drool—; emit—; excrete—; issue—; ooze—; pour out—; remove—; secrete—; slaver—; slobber—; swallow—; —aids; —defiles; — flows; —mixes; —moistens; —sterilizes.
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absorption, assimilation, bile, chyle, colostrum, digestion, digestive system, discharge, dribble, drivel, drool, expectoration, foam, froth, gastric juice, gastrointestinal tract, gleet, humor, ichor, ingestion, intestinal juice, lachryma, lactation, leukorrhea, liver, lymph, matter, milk, mouth-watering, mucor, mucus, pancreas, pancreatic digestion, pancreatic juice, peccant humor, phlegm, predigestion, ptyalism, purulence, pus, rheum, salivary digestion, salivary glands, salivation, sanies, secondary digestion, serous fluid, serum, sialagogue, slabber, slaver, slobber, snot, spit, spittle, sputum, suppuration, sweat, tear, teardrop, the whites, urine, water
