1) Aid to digestion 2) Always rockers that spit 3) Body fluid 4) Certain swab sample 5) Digestion aid 6) Digestion need 7) Digestive aid 8) DNA sample source 9) DNA source, often 10) DNA source, sometimes 11) Drivel 12) Drool 13) Drool, essentially 14) Dry mouth alleviator 15) Envelope flap dampener
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1) Juices 2) Slobber 3) Spittle
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• (n.) The secretion from the salivary glands.
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a thick, colourless, opalescent fluid that is constantly present in the mouth of humans and other vertebrates. It is composed of water, mucus, ... [9 related articles]
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The watery fluid in the mouth made by the salivary glands. Saliva moistens food to help digestion and it helps protect the mouth against infections.
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Clear lubricating fluid in the mouth containing water, enzymes, bacteria, mucus, viruses, blood cells, and undigested food particles.
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Saliva is a liquid that is produced by glands (called salivary glands) and released into the mouth. It acts to keep the mouth moist and to help food to be swallowed more easily. It contains enzymes that break down certain types of food.
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<physiology> The secretion from the salivary glands. ... In man the saliva is a more or less turbid and slighty viscid fluid, generally of an alkaline reaction, and is secreted by the parotid, submaxillary, and sublingual glands. In the mouth the saliva is mixed with the secretion from the buccal glands. The secretions from the individual sal...
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(sә-li´vә) the enzyme-containing secretion of the salivary glands; it is needed to moisten the mouth, lubricate food for easier swallowing, remineralize the tooth surface, and provide an enzyme called ptyalin that is necessary to begin food breakdown in the first stage of digestion. adj., sal´ivary., adj.
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(Humans as organisms) Fluid secreted by glands in the mouth which moistens and softens food. It contains the enzyme amylase which digests starch, and a lubricant which makes food slippery and easy to swallow.
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Sa·li'va noun [ Latin ; confer Greek ....]
(Physiol.) The secretion from the salivary glands. » In man the saliva is a more or less turbid and slighty viscid fluid, generally of an alkaline reaction, and is secreted by the parotid, submaxillary, and sublingual glands. In the mouth the saliva...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: să-lī′vă Definitions: 1. A clear, tasteless, odorless, slightly acidic (pH 6.8) viscid fluid, consisting of the secretion from the parotid, sublingual, and submandibular salivary glands and the mucous glands of the oral cavity; its function is to keep the mucous membrane of the mouth moist, to lubricat...
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Saliva is a secretion from the salivary glands in the mouth. When food is smelled or tasted, or often even thought of, the salivary glands begin their secretion to prepare the mouth for the food. Mumps, an inflammatory glandular infection, affects the salivary glands, resulting in difficulty chewing and swallowing. Saliva also performs a cleaning f...
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A secretion from the salivary glands in the oral cavity
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saliva; spit, spittle 1. The clear, watery, liquid-mixture of secretions from the salivary and oral mucous glands that lubricates chewed food, moistens the oral walls, starts the digestion of starches, and contains ptyalin. 2. A slightly alkaline secretion of water, mucin, protein, salts, and often a starch-splitting enzyme (as ptyalin) that is se...
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spit
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spit
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another word for spit
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Spit. Made by the salivary glands. Keeps the mouth healthy and moist and contains an enzyme which begins to digest food before it reaches the stomach.
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spit noun 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
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In vertebrates, an alkaline secretion from the salivary glands that aids the swallo wing and digestion of food in the mouth. In mammals, it contains the enzyme amylase, which converts starch to sugar. The salivary glands of mosquitoes and other blood-sucking insects produce anticoagulants
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liquid produced by the glands in the mouth
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a fluid made by glands in the mouth that helps moisten and soften foods we chew, and begins the digestive process.
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The fluid secreted by the glands discharging into the mouth.
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