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ptyalism

/ˈtaɪəlɪzəm/

ptyalism noun: sialorrhea.

Noun

ptyalism (usually uncountable, plural ptyalisms)

  1. (usually) sialorrhea

ptyalism meaning in Tamil and Bengali

ptyalism in Tamil

எச்சிற்பெருக்கு

ptyalism in Bengali

অতিরিক্ত লালা নিঃসরণ

Forms of ptyalism

pluralptyalisms

Origin of ptyalism

From Ancient Greek πτυαλισμός (ptualismós, “salivation”).

Words formed from ptyalism

Questions about ptyalism

What does ptyalism mean?
Ptyalism means sialorrhea.
What is ptyalism in Tamil?
Ptyalism in Tamil is எச்சிற்பெருக்கு. See Ptyalism meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is ptyalism?
Ptyalism is a noun.
How do you pronounce ptyalism?
Ptyalism is pronounced /ˈtaɪəlɪzəm/.
What is the plural of ptyalism?
The plural of ptyalism is ptyalisms.

Words near ptyalism in the dictionary

  1. ptyalins
  2. ptyalise
  3. ptyalised
  4. ptyalises
  5. ptyalising
  6. ptyalism
  7. ptyalisms
  8. ptyalize
  9. ptyalized
  10. ptyalizes
  11. ptyalizing

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ptyalism (page history and authors); ptyalism (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ptyalism (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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