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ลองค้นหาคำในรูปแบบอื่น ๆ เพื่อให้ได้ผลลัพธ์มากขึ้นหรือน้อยลง: -salivat-, *salivat*
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salivate(v) produce saliva, Example: We salivated when he described the great meal
salivate(v) be envious, desirous, eager for, or extremely happy about something, Syn. drool, Example: She was salivating over the raise she anticipated
salivation(n) the secretion of saliva

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
Salivate

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Salivated p. pr. & vb. n. Salivating. ] [ L. salivatus, p. p. of salivare to salivate. See Saliva. ] To produce an abnormal flow of saliva in; to produce salivation or ptyalism in, as by the use of mercury. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ 1913 Webster ]

Salivation

n. [ L. salivatio: cf. F. salivation. ] (Physiol.) The act or process of salivating; an excessive secretion of saliva, often accompanied with soreness of the mouth and gums; ptyalism. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ It may be induced by direct chemical or mechanical stimulation, as in mastication of some tasteless substance like rubber, or indirectly by some agent which affects the whole system, as mercury compounds. [ 1913 Webster ]

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