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salivaryrelating to or producing saliva (the watery liquid in the mouth)

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: relating to or producing saliva (the watery liquid in the mouth)

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈsæləˌveri/

Korean meaning: 침과 관련된, 침을 분비하는

Korean pronunciation: 샐-러-베-리 (강세: 샐)

Example Sentences

  • The dentist explained that reduced salivary function can lead to tooth decay.
  • My salivary glands go into overdrive whenever I see pizza commercials on TV.
  • Scientists study salivary biomarkers to diagnose various diseases.

salivary

ADJECTIVE

//ˈsæləˌveri//

relating to or producing saliva (the watery liquid in the mouth)

salivary concept
💡 Concept

Drooling at delicious food

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salivary rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Salivary research is necessary, bacterial cultures temporary!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈsæləˌveri/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈsæləvəri/

🌳Etymology

Rootsaliv-
Suffix--ary

Origin

라틴어 'saliva(침)'에서 유래되었으며, '-ary'는 '~에 관련된'이라는 뜻의 접미사가 붙어 '침과 관련된'이라는 의미가 되었습니다.

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🎵Rhyme

necessarytemporaryitary
necessary
temporary
itary

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📝Examples

The dentist explained that reduced salivary function can lead to tooth decay.

😄 Fun example

My salivary glands go into overdrive whenever I see pizza commercials on TV.

Scientists study salivary biomarkers to diagnose various diseases.

😄 Fun example

His salivary response to the smell of bacon was embarrassingly obvious.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

oralbuccalmouth-related

Antonyms

drynon-secretory

Related

salivaglandsecretionenzymedigestive