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salivant |
salivary |
salivary calculus |
salivary duct |
salivary gland |
salivate
| salivation
| salivous
| salix
| salix alba
| salix alba caerulea
salivate
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb salivate has 2 senses
- salivate(v = verb.body) Array - produce saliva; "We salivated when he described the great meal" is one way to act involuntarily, act reflexively
- salivate(v = verb.emotion) drool - be envious, desirous, eager for, or extremely happy about something; "She was salivating over the raise she anticipated" is one way to covet
Derived forms noun saliva1, noun salivation1
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s
Sample sentence:
Sam and Sue salivate over the results of the experiment
CIDE DICTIONARY
salivate, v. t. [L. salivatus, p. p. of salivare to salivate. See Saliva.].
To produce an abnormal flow of saliva in; to produce salivation or ptyalism in, as by the use of mercury. [1913 Webster]
"Probably influenced by the experiments of Pavlov, who trained dogs to salivate at the sound of a bell, by previously ringing the bell immediately prior to feeding them."
[1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
salivate, v.
1 intr. secrete or discharge saliva esp. in excess or in greedy anticipation.
2 tr. produce an unusual secretion of saliva in (a person) usu. with mercury.
1 intr. secrete or discharge saliva esp. in excess or in greedy anticipation.
2 tr. produce an unusual secretion of saliva in (a person) usu. with mercury.
Derivative
salivation n.
Etymology
L salivare (as SALIVA)
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