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salivary en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /səˈlaɪvəɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈsælɪˌvɛɹi/ (General-American)
  • /ˈsælɪvəɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree English saliva Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English salivary From saliva + -ary.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Relating to saliva.

Deriveds

antisalivary · nonsalivary · salivary gland · enterosalivary · venomosalivary · mucosalivary

Translations (22)

pl ślinowy (of or pertaining to saliva) · ga seileach (of or pertaining to saliva) · ar لُعَابِيّ (of or pertaining to saliva) · fi sylki- (of or pertaining to saliva) · pt salivar (of or pertaining to saliva) · cs slinný (of or pertaining to saliva) · es salivar (of or pertaining to saliva) · sh пљу̀вачнӣ (of or pertaining to saliva) · bg слю́нчен (of or pertaining to saliva) · eo saliva (of or pertaining to saliva) · es salival (of or pertaining to saliva) · de Speichel- (of or pertaining to saliva) · vo salifik (of or pertaining to saliva) · be слі́нны (of or pertaining to saliva) · ru слю́нный (of or pertaining to saliva) · it salivare (of or pertaining to saliva) · sk slinný (of or pertaining to saliva) · fr salivaire (of or pertaining to saliva) · sh pljùvačnī (of or pertaining to saliva) · mk плунковен (of or pertaining to saliva) · cmn 唾液的 (of or pertaining to saliva) · uk сли́нний (of or pertaining to saliva)

salivary en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /səˈlaɪvəɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈsælɪˌvɛɹi/ (General-American)
  • /ˈsælɪvəɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree English saliva Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English salivary From saliva + -ary.

Meanings

  1. A salivary gland.
    • The most striking peculiarity, however, is the presence of a pair of glands (possibly aborted salivaries) apparently issuing from the posterior of the pharynx, and looking like the two ends of a clergyman's bands or cravat. 1914, Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society, page 130:

Forms

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