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Etymology

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anti- +‎ salivary

Adjective

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antisalivary (not comparable)

  1. Suppressing the production of saliva.
    • 1970, The journal of clinical pharmacology and the journal of new drugs:
      At least 45 minutes was required between administration and peak hypnotic and antisalivary effects. Increasing the oral promethazine dosage to 1.0 mg/lb produced no improvement in either hypnotic depth or antisalivary effect.