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salivation

/ˌsælɪˈveɪʃən//ˌsæləˈveɪʃən/

salivation noun: the process of producing saliva.

Noun

salivation (countable and uncountable, plural salivations)

  1. The process of producing saliva.
    Synonyms:
    drooling

salivation meaning in Tamil

salivation in Tamil

உமிழ்நீர்ச் சுரத்தல், கருப்பையழற்சி, செவிக்குழல் அழற்சி

Synonyms of salivation

Forms of salivation

pluralsalivations

Origin of salivation

From Latin salīvātiō.

Words formed from salivation

Questions about salivation

What does salivation mean?
Salivation means the process of producing saliva.
What is salivation in Tamil?
Salivation in Tamil is உமிழ்நீர்ச் சுரத்தல், கருப்பையழற்சி, செவிக்குழல் அழற்சி. See Salivation meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is salivation?
Salivation is a noun.
How do you pronounce salivation?
Salivation is pronounced /ˌsælɪˈveɪʃən/.
What is the plural of salivation?
The plural of salivation is salivations.

Words near salivation in the dictionary

  1. salivate
  2. salivated
  3. salivates
  4. salivating
  5. salivatingly
  6. salivation
  7. salivations
  8. salivator
  9. salivators
  10. salivatory
  11. salivette

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Adapted from Wiktionary: salivation (page history and authors); salivation (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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