salivate
Secrete oral moisture
To salivate is to produce saliva, the watery fluid in the mouth.
Dogs salivate at the smell of food—Pavlov's famous experiments showed they could be conditioned to salivate at a bell.
Figuratively, to salivate over something is to anticipate it with eager, almost embarrassing desire: Collectors salivated over the rare first edition.
Saliva spilling out
- slobberLet saliva dribble out
- slaverLet saliva dribble
- dribbleLeak in drops
- spittleExpelled mouth secretion
spit · secretion · glands · moisture · wetness · ooze · seepage · flow
Flavor perception ability
- flavorCharacteristic taste quality
- aromaPleasant distinctive smell
- palateOral cavity ceiling
- deliciousHighly pleasing to taste
savory · umami · succulent · delectable · tantalizing · appetizing · scrumptious · aromatic
Taught automatic responses
- stimulusWhat prompts a reaction
- responseAnswer to stimulus
- autonomicSelf-regulating without awareness
- unconditionedNot learned or taught
innate · biological · neural · trigger · bell · involuntary · instinctive · automatic
Extremely appealing to eat
- cravingPowerful urge to have
- longingIntense, persistent desire
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
- desireIntense wanting
eagerness · excitement · hankering · hunger · thirst · covet · lust · pining
Expelled mouth moisture
- mucinChief glycoprotein of slime
- enzymesReaction-speeding proteins
- digestionBodily food breakdown
- amylaseStarch-digesting enzyme
oral · lubrication · antimicrobial · swallowing · mastication · dehydration · hydration · pH
drool
Saliva spilling out
spittle · spit · secretion · glands · moisture · wetness · ooze · seepage · flow · discharge
taste
Flavor perception ability
delicious · savory · umami · succulent · delectable · tantalizing · appetizing · scrumptious · aromatic · fragrant
conditioned
Taught automatic responses
unconditioned · innate · biological · neural · trigger · bell · involuntary · instinctive · automatic · conditioning
mouthwatering
Extremely appealing to eat
desire · eagerness · excitement · hankering · hunger · thirst · covet · lust · pining · drooling
spit
Expelled mouth moisture
amylase · oral · lubrication · antimicrobial · swallowing · mastication · dehydration · hydration · pH · buffering
- saliva testsDiagnostics from mouth fluid
- salivary glandMouth organ producing spit
- saliva sampleCollected oral secretion
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