salivary

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Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /ˈsælɪˌvɛɹi/

Adjective

salivary (not comparable)

1. Relating to saliva.

Translations

• French: salivaire
• German: Speichel
• Italian: salivare
• Portuguese: salivar
• Spanish: salival

Noun

salivary (plural salivaries)

1. A salivary gland.
   • 1914, Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society (page 130)

     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.

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