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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
saliva /səˈlʌɪvə/

▶noun a watery liquid secreted into the mouth by glands, providing lubrication for chewing and swallowing, and aiding digestion.

– derivatives
salivary /səˈlʌɪ-, ˈsalɪ-/ adjective.

– origin ME: from L.

'saliva' also found in these Oxford entries:

amylase - dam - dribble - drivel - drool - maltase - maltose - rabies - salivate - sialagogue - sialic acid - slabber - slaver - slobber - spit - spitball - spittle - sputum - water - waterbrash

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droplets of saliva (spit) while talking
room-temperature saliva
verb: bubble or saliva of the mouth for snakebite victim

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