See Also: saliva(dictionary)
Saliva(medicine)
saliva(encyclopedia)
saliva(dictionary)
Saliva(health)
Saliva ejector(health)
sympathetic saliva(medicine)
saliva pump(medicine)
saliva, artificial(medicine)
resting saliva(medicine)

nopal (iou) and saliva (iou)


nopal (iou)



nopal noun. M18.
[French from Spanish from Nahuatl nopalli cactus.]
A shrubby cactus, Nopalea cochenillifera (related to the prickly pear), which is cultivated as a Food plant of the cochineal insect.

saliva (iou)



saliva noun. LME.
[Latin.]
1. A colourless liquid secreted by the salivary and mucous glands of the mouth, which becomes mixed with Food during chewing and facilitates swallowing; spittle. LME.
2. Unwanted small bubbles occurring together in glass. M20.
Comb.: saliva ejector Dentistry a suction device for removing saliva from the mouth during a dental operation; saliva test a scientific test performed on a sample of saliva.
salival adjective (now rare) = SALIVARY LME.
salivant adjective & noun (a substance) promoting salivation M19.