saliva
noun/səˈlaɪvə/
/səˈlaɪvə/
[uncountable]- the liquid that is produced in your mouth that helps you to swallow food
- The smell of food causes the saliva to flow.
- He wiped a dribble of saliva from his chin.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + saliva- produce
- secrete
- swallow
- …
- dribble
- drip
- flow
- …
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