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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.Definition 2024
salivary
salivary
English
Adjective
salivary (not comparable)
- 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.