saliva

Meaning of saliva

noun

A clear, slightly alkaline liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands, consisting of water, mucin, protein, and enzymes. It moistens the mouth, lubricates ingested food, and begins the breakdown of starches.

Information about saliva

It is a name.
The plural form of saliva is: salivas.
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Hyphenation of saliva

saliva

It consists of 1 syllables and 6 chars.
saliva is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

saliva synonyms

Meaning spit:

spit, spittle

Translation of saliva

Portuguese: saliva, cuspo
French: salive
German: Speichel, Geifer
Spanish: saliva
Italian: saliva

Anagrams of saliva

avails, Salvia, salvia, Valais

Words that rhyme with saliva

Liva, Saliva, oversaliva, Oliva, oliva

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