salivant

English edit

Etymology edit

Latin salivant-, salivans, present participle of salivare (“to spit out”), from saliva, corresponding to saliva +‎ -ant

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /sæləvənt/

Noun edit

salivant (plural salivants)

A drug or agent that induces salivation.

Synonyms edit

sialagogue

Adjective edit

salivant (not comparable)

Producing salivation.

Anagrams edit

Latvians, Talivans, navalist, valiants

Catalan edit

Verb edit

salivant

gerund of salivar

French edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /sa.li.vɑ̃/

Participle edit

salivant

present participle of saliver

Further reading edit

“salivant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Latin edit

Verb edit

salīvant

third-person plural present active indicative of salīvō

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