salivary

Contents

English

Etymology

saliva +‎ -ary

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈsælɪˌvɛɹi/

Adjective

salivary (not comparable)

1. Relating to saliva.

Derived terms

• salivary gland

Translations

of or pertaining to saliva

• Czech: slinný
• Esperanto: saliva (eo)
• French: salivaire (fr)
• German: Speichel- (de)
• Irish: seileach

• Italian: salivare (it)
• Portuguese: salivar (pt)
• Spanish: salival (es)
• Volapük: salifik

Noun

salivary (plural salivaries)

1. A salivary gland.
   • 1914, Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society (page 130)

     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.