saliva
noun [U] /səˈlaɪ.və/Definition
› the liquid produced in your mouth to keep the mouth wet and to help to prepare food to be digestedBodily fluids and their productionUrine and urinating salivary /-vər.i/
/-vɚ.i/ adjective [before noun] specialized
/-vɚ.i/ adjective [before noun] specialized (Definition of saliva noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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