What is another word for salivary?

Pronunciation: [sˈalɪvəɹi] (IPA)

Salivary is a term that relates to the secretion of saliva. There are several synonyms for the word salivary, which includes salivaceous, sialagogue, salivation, and spittle. Salivaceous is used to describe anything that is related to saliva or resembles saliva, like salivaceous glands. Sialagogue means something that stimulates the production of saliva, such as sour or acidic food. Salivation is the act of producing saliva, while spittle is a synonym for saliva itself. Synonyms help us to avoid repetition while expressing our ideas and thoughts. Using synonyms enhance our vocabulary and make our written and spoken communication more impactful and influential.

What are the hypernyms for Salivary?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.
  • Other hypernyms:

    excretory product, secretion, biological process, Bodily Secretion, biological function, biological excretion, secretion of glands.

Usage examples for Salivary

The salivary glands are pale and dry.
"Special Report on Diseases of Cattle"
U.S. Department of Agriculture J.R. Mohler
It is also transmitted directly, though more rarely, from the salivary secretions or other infected material which may gain entrance through the mucous membrane of the mouth.
"Special Report on Diseases of Cattle"
U.S. Department of Agriculture J.R. Mohler
12. What are the salivary glands for?
"A Handbook of Health"
Woods Hutchinson

Famous quotes with Salivary

  • As was to be expected, the discovery of the nervous apparatus of the salivary glands immediately impelled physiologists to seek a similar apparatus in other glands lying deeper in the digestive canal.
    Ivan Pavlov

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