Definitions for Saliva

Saliva sa·li·va

Spelling: [suh-lahy-vuh]
IPA: /səˈlaɪ və/

Saliva is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 103 anagrams from letters in Saliva (aailsv).

Definitions for Saliva

noun

  1. a viscid, watery fluid, secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands, that functions in the tasting, chewing, and swallowing of food, moistens the mouth, and starts the digestion of starches.

Origin of Saliva

First recorded in 1670-80, saliva is from the Latin word salīva

Examples for Saliva

As they rip into the slabs, saliva, sand, and sweat begin seasoning the meat.

saliva should only be stimulated previous to stomach digestion.

"Quietly," I conceded, trying to get some saliva to flow again.

Then, too, there is a substance in the saliva which is used in the process of digestion.

This he saturated with saliva and then coated it over with the powder.

Crime-scene investigators gathered a saliva sample from the bite mark and sealed it in a plastic tube.

Despite the protests of AIDS activists that saliva alone could not transmit the illness, kissing became an industry controversy.

We spit our saliva into our spit kits after forgoing food for an hour before.

The belly is hard and painful, and in the morning there is a copious flow of saliva, and an uncommon craving for dry food.

This he moistened with saliva and quickly dropped into the center of his fuel stack.

Word Value for Saliva
Scrable

9

Words with friends

11

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