Antonyms for saliva
səˈlaɪ vəsali·va

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1. salivanoun

   Synonyms:
   spit, spittle

2. salivanoun

   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.

   Synonyms:
   spit, spittle

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1. saliva, spit, spittlenoun

   a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches

   Synonyms:
   tongue, spitting, spittle, spit, expectoration

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1. salivanoun

   Synonyms:
   spittle, sputum, spit

   Associated words:
   salivate, salivation, insalivate, insalivation, salivant, salivary, ptyalism, salival, salivous, expectorant, drool, drivel, ptyalogogue, sialogogue, ptysmagogue

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. saliva

   Synonyms:
   Spit

How to use saliva in a sentence?

1. Jean Baudrillard:

   A society which allows an abominable event to burgeon from its dung heap and grow on its surface is like a man who lets a fly crawl unheeded across his face or saliva dribble from his mouth -- either epileptic or dead.

2. Eivind Ness-Jensen:

   So, avoid weight gain when quitting smoking, obesity, especially abdominal obesity, increases the pressure on the diaphragm and the muscles separating the esophagus from the stomach, pushing acidic stomach content into the esophagus. Tobacco smoking relaxes the muscles, facilitating reflux, and reduces the production of saliva, which helps clean the esophagus.

3. Simone Pika:

   We do not know whether the observed behavior involves empathy, we know that it may qualify as prosocial behaviour, meaning it may increase the welfare of another animal -- feeling better via the social attention and caring, or via substances in the saliva-insect mix that may be soothing or anti-inflammatory. There are examples of chimpanzees adopting and rescuing other chimpanzees, which may involve empathy.

4. Judith Aberg:

   I’ve gone to hockey games and they hit hard and you can see a spray of saliva. In that context, 15 cases is not so bad.

5. Jessica Vogelsang:

   But there is no such thing, the allergic reaction is triggered by the proteins in their saliva and skin, which of course all dogs and cats have.

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