noun
Meaning 1
The process of producing saliva.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: drooling
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
salivation
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˌsælɪˈveɪʃən/
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US: /ˌsæləˈveɪʃən/
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noun
Meaning 2
the secretion of saliva
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: secretion, secernment
Narrower terms: ptyalism
History
Etymology
From Latin salīvātiō.
Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: отделяне на слюнка (otdeljane na sljunka) — process of producing saliva
- Catalan: salivació — process of producing saliva
- Czech: slinění — process of producing saliva
- Finnish: syljeneritys — process of producing saliva
- French: salivation — process of producing saliva
- Galician: salivación — process of producing saliva
- Italian: salivazione — process of producing saliva
- Russian: слюноотделе́ние (sljunootdelénije) — process of producing saliva
- Russian: салива́ция (salivácija) — process of producing saliva
- Spanish: salivación — process of producing saliva
- Spanish: saliveo — process of producing saliva