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unsalivated en · ADJ

Etymology

From un- + salivated.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Not exposed to the action of saliva.
    • […] portions of the food, instead of being crushed, are crowded down into the cavity, and escape uncrushed and unsalivated into the stomach; and the more teeth you lose the more pains should you take to chew with what remains. 1847, The Phrenological Journal and Life Illustrated, volume 9, page 58: