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Definition of salivary adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

salivary

adjective

/səˈlaɪvəri/,

/ˈsælɪvəri/

/ˈsæləveri/

(specialist)

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of or producing saliva
- the salivary glands
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Salivary is used with these nouns:
gland
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