salivary
UK/səˈlaɪvəɹi//ˈsælɪˌvɛɹi/
salivary adjective: relating to saliva.
Adjective
salivary (not comparable)
- Relating to saliva.
Noun
salivary (plural salivaries)
- A salivary gland.
- The most striking peculiarity, however, is the presence of a pair of glands (possibly aborted salivaries) apparently issuing from the posterior of the pharynx, and looking like the two ends of a clergyman's bands or cravat.1914, Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society, page 130
salivary meaning in Tamil and Arabic
salivary in Tamil
- உமிழ் நீர் ஒழுக்கு, உமிழ்நீர் மிகைப்பு, உமிழ்நீருக்குரிய
salivary in Arabic
- of or pertaining to saliva
- لُعَابِيّ luʕābiyy
Examples of salivary in a sentence
- Zhu et al. explored the effect of salivary flow on sialolithogenesis using computational fluid dynamics analysis.
- When you sleep, your salivary glands take a bit of a snooze too.
- Having such prolific salivary and sweat glands.
Forms of salivary
| plural | salivaries |
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Origin of salivary
From saliva + -ary.
Words formed from salivary
Phrases with salivary
Questions about salivary
- What does salivary mean?
- Salivary means relating to saliva.
- What is salivary in Tamil?
- Salivary in Tamil is உமிழ் நீர் ஒழுக்கு, உமிழ்நீர் மிகைப்பு, உமிழ்நீருக்குரிய. See Salivary meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is salivary?
- Salivary can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce salivary?
- Salivary is pronounced /ˈsælɪˌvɛɹi/ (US).
Words near salivary in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: salivary (page history and authors); salivary (Tamil 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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