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insalivating

insalivating is the present participle and gerund of insalivate.

Meaning of insalivate

Verb

insalivate (third-person singular simple present insalivates, present participle insalivating, simple past and past participle insalivated)

  1. (transitive) To mix with saliva, as when eating.
    • The results of insalivating milk are very suggestive that saliva has a bactericidal or anti-putrefactive function.1913, Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine, volume 6, page 281

Questions about insalivating

What is insalivating the present participle and gerund of?
Insalivating is the present participle and gerund of insalivate.

Words near insalivating in the dictionary

  1. Insalacos
  2. insalata caprese
  3. insalivate
  4. insalivated
  5. insalivates
  6. insalivating
  7. insalivation
  8. insalubrious
  9. insalubriously
  10. insalubriousness
  11. insalubrities

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