saliva
Oral digestive fluid
Saliva is the watery fluid produced by glands in the mouth.
It moistens food for swallowing, begins digestion, and protects teeth.
Saliva appears in contexts of anticipation (my mouth watered), disgust (he spat), or intimacy (they exchanged saliva).
The adjective is salivary; to salivate is to produce saliva, often figuratively: Investors salivated at the prospect.
Let saliva dribble out
- droolSaliva spilling out
- dribbleLeak in drops
- droolingSaliva spilling from mouth
- slaverLet saliva dribble
spittle · teething · baby drool · anticipation · mouth-watering · hypersalivation · driveling
Oral muscle for taste
- oralOf the mouth
- mucous membraneMoist tissue lining cavities
- buccalPertaining to cheeks
- palateOral cavity ceiling
gums · parotid · sublingual · oral cavity · cheek · ductal
Expel matter from airways
- hawkTaloned predatory bird
- sputumExpelled lung mucus
- phlegmViscous airway secretion
- loogieExpectorated mucus glob
gob · spew · spray · eject · expel · spatter · splutter · ptooey
Starch-digesting enzyme
- starchComplex plant carbohydrate
- bolusChewed food mass
- masticationTeeth-based food breakdown
- chymePartially digested stomach contents
breakdown · carbohydrate · swallowing · lubrication · moistening · food processing · enzyme · bicarbonate
Sense of flavor
- flavorCharacteristic taste quality
- taste budsFlavor-detecting tongue cells
- dissolveDisperse into liquid
- palateOral cavity ceiling
savor · umami · bitter · sour · sweet · salty · taste receptor · gustatory
Expelled lung mucus
- secretionSubstance released by glands
- mucusProtective bodily secretion
- tearsViolent pulls apart
- sweatMoisture from skin pores
sebum · bile · lymph · exudate · earwax · cerumen · excretion · plasma
Hereditary code molecule
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
- sampleSubset for study
- swabAbsorbent cleaning implement
- geneticRelating to heredity
identification · paternity · crime scene · trace evidence · forensic analysis · genetic marker · DNA profile
slobber
Let saliva dribble out
slaver · spittle · teething · baby drool · anticipation · mouth-watering · hypersalivation · driveling
tongue
Oral muscle for taste
- oralOf the mouth
- mucous membraneMoist tissue lining cavities
- buccalPertaining to cheeks
palate · gums · parotid · sublingual · oral cavity · cheek · ductal
expectorate
Expel matter from airways
loogie · gob · spew · spray · eject · expel · spatter · splutter · ptooey · hock
amylase
Starch-digesting enzyme
- starchComplex plant carbohydrate
- bolusChewed food mass
- masticationTeeth-based food breakdown
chyme · breakdown · carbohydrate · swallowing · lubrication · moistening · food processing · enzyme · bicarbonate
gustation
Sense of flavor
- flavorCharacteristic taste quality
- taste budsFlavor-detecting tongue cells
- dissolveDisperse into liquid
palate · savor · umami · bitter · sour · sweet · salty · taste receptor · gustatory
sputum
Expelled lung mucus
sweat · sebum · bile · lymph · exudate · earwax · cerumen · excretion · plasma · serum
DNA
Hereditary code molecule
genetic · identification · paternity · crime scene · trace evidence · forensic analysis · genetic marker · DNA profile
- saliva testsDiagnostics from mouth fluid
- salivary glandMouth organ producing spit
- saliva sampleCollected oral secretion
salivate, salivation, salivary, salivating, salivated, salivates, saliva test