saliva
noun /səˈlaɪvə/
/səˈlaɪvə/
[uncountable]- the liquid that is produced in your mouth that helps you to swallow food
- The smell of food causes the saliva to flow.
- He wiped a dribble of saliva from his chin.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + saliva- produce
- secrete
- swallow
- …
- dribble
- drip
- flow
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin.