Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A medicine which causes salivation, or a flow of saliva.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Med.) A ptysmagogue.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun medicine Any substance that causes the discharge of saliva.

Etymologies

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Ancient Greek spittle + driving.

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