Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An abnormally abundant flow of saliva; the act or process of salivating, or producing an excessive secretion of saliva, generally by means of mercury; ptyalism.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Physiol.) The act or process of salivating; an excessive secretion of saliva, often accompanied with soreness of the mouth and gums; ptyalism.
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- noun The process of producing
saliva ,drooling .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the secretion of saliva
Etymologies
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Examples
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As Maggie is straight, we were trying to hide our salivation, that is until she started talking about the costume party she went to in her genuine Catholic Schoolgirl uniform and pigtails.
Wheelchair goth girl molested in cemetery (with friends) Elizabeth McClung 2008
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As Maggie is straight, we were trying to hide our salivation, that is until she started talking about the costume party she went to in her genuine Catholic Schoolgirl uniform and pigtails.
Archive 2008-05-01 Elizabeth McClung 2008
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He termed the salivation prior to eating "psychic secretion" in his early scientific journals.
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If it is reactions such as salivation, knee-jerks, and simple motor skills, which were the main field of interest amongst behaviorists, introspective reports may not be of great significance.
BEHAVIORISM R. S. PETERS 1968
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Thus on the slender basis of the conditioning of reactions such as salivation and simple movements, of
BEHAVIORISM R. S. PETERS 1968
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In his conditioning experiments he did not confine himself to reactions such as salivation but met with some success in conditioning motor re - sponses as well.
BEHAVIORISM R. S. PETERS 1968
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He has been pulled much back by the operation of his quicksilver, which flung him into a severe looseness and kind of salivation: it weakened him much and kept him from the air, but it brought off a great load of black stuff from his stomach, and his spirits are exceedingly better.
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 2 Horace Walpole 1757
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'salivation': "An abnormally increased secretion and flow of saliva, especially when due to the effects of drugs, as mercury."
One Morning in May 1941
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Somehow, the color and the flavor become mixed in my perception so that the depth of the fragrance mingles with the richness of color and incites me to salivation, both physically and mentally.
Drunk On Color Heather McDougal 2009
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Somehow, the color and the flavor become mixed in my perception so that the depth of the fragrance mingles with the richness of color and incites me to salivation, both physically and mentally.
Archive 2009-05-01 Heather McDougal 2009
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