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Webster 1913 Edition


Salivary

Sal′i-va-ry

,
Adj.
[L.
salivarius
slimy, clammy: cf. F.
salivaire
.]
(Physiol.)
Of or pertaining to saliva; producing or carrying saliva;
as, the
salivary
ferment; the
salivary
glands; the
salivary
ducts, etc.

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salivary

salivary

English

Adjective

salivary (not comparable)

  1. referring to saliva
    My salivary glands start going at just the smell of my mom's hot apple pie, then I drool in a direct line to the kitchen.

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