salivary

English

Etymology

saliva +‎ -ary

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈsælɪˌvɛɹi/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /səˈlaɪvəɹi/, /ˈsælɪvəɹi/

Adjective

salivary (not comparable)

Relating to saliva.

Derived terms

salivary gland

Translations

of or pertaining to saliva

Bulgarian: слюнчен (bg) (sljunčen)
Czech: slinný
Esperanto: saliva (eo)
French: salivaire (fr)
German: Speichel- (de)
Irish: seileach
Italian: salivare (it)
Portuguese: salivar (pt)
Spanish: salival (es)
Volapük: salifik

Noun

salivary (plural salivaries)

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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