as in drool
the fluid that is secreted into the mouth by certain glands
our mouths filled with saliva when we smelled the delicious dinner
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The gland continues to leak saliva, but the saliva drains into the mouth rather than forming a cyst.
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Kelly Burch Published, Verywell Health, 27 Sep. 2024
But despite their common goal, birds’ nests are widely variable, ranging from woven baskets to hammocks made from saliva to a spot of mud on the ground, just sparsely lined with grass.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Sep. 2024
The researchers then tested the effects of potential human digestion on the yogurt by adding simulations of saliva, stomach acid, intestinal bile, and enzymes.
—Sarah Garone, Health, 16 Aug. 2024
But that nerve regrowth goes awry due to a quirk of anatomy that allows the nerves that control saliva production for eating to get tangled with those that control sweating for temperature control.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 10 Sep. 2024
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Kelly Burch Published, Verywell Health, 27 Sep. 2024
But despite their common goal, birds’ nests are widely variable, ranging from woven baskets to hammocks made from saliva to a spot of mud on the ground, just sparsely lined with grass.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Sep. 2024
The researchers then tested the effects of potential human digestion on the yogurt by adding simulations of saliva, stomach acid, intestinal bile, and enzymes.
—Sarah Garone, Health, 16 Aug. 2024
But that nerve regrowth goes awry due to a quirk of anatomy that allows the nerves that control saliva production for eating to get tangled with those that control sweating for temperature control.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 10 Sep. 2024
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“Saliva.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saliva. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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