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Synonyms for saliva
səˈlaɪ vəsali·va

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Wiktionary3.0 / 2 votes

  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

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  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

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. salivanoun

    Synonyms:
    spittle

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. salivanoun

    Synonyms:
    spittle, sputum, spit

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

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "saliva":

    breath, sputum, spit, salivary, salivation

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#6177tongue
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#38355salivary
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#102965spittle
#120209salivation
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  1. Andrew Brooks:

    It means we no longer have to put health care professionals at risk for infection by performing nasopharyngeal or oropharyngeal collections, we can preserve precious personal protective equipment for use in patient care instead of testing. We can significantly increase the number of people tested each and every day as self-collection of saliva is more quick and scalable than swab collections.

  2. Chris Toumazou:

    It is a lab in a cartridge effectively, the key is that with this test you go straight from a saliva swap or a nasal swab into the cartridge with no transport and no laboratory.

  3. Bonnie Henry:

    More importantly, I am concerned that if a product did actually contain what is suggested, saliva from a rabid dog, that would put the patient at risk of contracting rabies, a serious, fatal illness.

  4. Melanie Bailey:

    Fingerprints are so quick compared with urine or blood or even saliva. You can put a fingerprint down in a couple of seconds, and our method of analysis is so quick - it literally takes two minutes to analyze a fingerprint sample.

  5. Raymond Casciari:

    The saliva you secrete when chewing gum really has a calming effect on acid reflux.


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