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ptyalogogue

ptyalogogue noun: any substance that causes the discharge of saliva.

Noun

ptyalogogue (plural ptyalogogues)

  1. (obsolete) Any substance that causes the discharge of saliva.
    Synonyms:
    ptysmagogue

Synonyms of ptyalogogue

  • ptysmagogue

Forms of ptyalogogue

pluralptyalogogues

Origin of ptyalogogue

Ancient Greek spittle + driving.

Questions about ptyalogogue

What does ptyalogogue mean?
Ptyalogogue means any substance that causes the discharge of saliva.
What part of speech is ptyalogogue?
Ptyalogogue is a noun.
What is the plural of ptyalogogue?
The plural of ptyalogogue is ptyalogogues.

Words near ptyalogogue in the dictionary

  1. ptyalisms
  2. ptyalize
  3. ptyalized
  4. ptyalizes
  5. ptyalizing
  6. ptyalogogue
  7. ptyalogogues
  8. ptyalorrhea
  9. ptychadenid
  10. ptychadenids
  11. ptychaspidid

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