saliva

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During its short stay in the mouth, very little starch is changed into sugar, and in the stomach, as we have seen, the action of the saliva is arrested.

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  1. noun The watery mixture of secretions from the salivary and oral mucous glands that lubricates chewed food, moistens the oral walls, and contains ptyalin.

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  • The other 12 did not need treatment because they did not touch the animal or come in contact with its saliva, which is how the disease spreads. —  Island Packet: Home
  • Actually your saliva, which is teaming with hundreds of types of bacteria, is the culprit. —  Popular Science
  • On the other side are protective factors including adequate saliva, a healthy diet, brushing and flossing and fluoride. —  The Denver Newspaper Agency YourHub.com Stories
  • Both problems is caused by plaque because bacteria, saliva, and the remnants of food that cling closely at the surface of your teeth. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • Short of finding your pet another home, pet allergies can be best reduced by removing exposures to pet dander, loose skin flakes, hair, urine, and saliva -- the main causes of pet allergies. —  TreeHugger
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  1. Latin salīva.

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  1. In Middle English salve, from Old French (and F.) salive = Provencal Spanish Portuguese Italian saliva; from Latin saliva, spittle, saliva, slime. Cf. Greek σίαλον, spittle, Russian slina, Gaelic seile, spittle; perhaps akin to slime.
 

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