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salivated

Meanings

  • The act or process of producing saliva in the mouth.

    - "After eating a spicy meal, one may experience an increased production of saliva in the mouth."
    - "During sleep, the body produces less saliva, which can lead to dryness in the mouth and an increased risk of tooth decay."
Rhymes
Words rhyming with salivated
salivated , medicated , relativated , regulated
Homophones
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  1. Salivated (en) : The act or process of producing saliva in the mouth.

  2. Salivated (en) : A person or animal that has produced saliva in the mouth.

  3. Salivated (en) : A state or condition of having produced saliva in the mouth.

Variants
List of all variants of salivated that leads to same result
salivate , salivated , salivates , salivating , salivation , salivations , salivator , salivators
Etymology
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The word 'salivated' comes from the Latin word 'saliva', which means 'spittle' or 'saliva'. The English word 'salivated' was first used in the late 15th century.

Trivia
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  1. Did you know that the average person produces about 1.5 to 3 quarts (1.4 to 2.8 liters) of saliva each day?

  2. Did you know that the salivary glands are the largest unpaired glands in the human body?

  3. Did you know that the salivary glands are responsible for producing not only saliva but also digestive enzymes that help break down food in the stomach?

  4. Did you know that there are three pairs of major salivary glands in the human body: the parotid glands, the sublingual glands, and the submandibular glands?

  5. Did you know that the parotid glands, which are the largest of the major salivary glands, are located just in front of and above each temple in the human head?

  6. Did you know that the sublingual glands, which are the smallest of the major salivary glands, are located just beneath the tongue and are responsible for producing saliva in response to the taste of food?

  7. Did you know that the submandibular glands, which are the second largest of the major salivary glands, are located just beneath the mandible (jawbone) and are responsible for producing saliva that is rich in calcium and phosphate ions, which help to neutralize the acidity of the food in the stomach and promote the digestion and absorption of the nutrients in the food?

How to Memorize "salivated"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a person eating a spicy meal. As they eat, their body produces an increased amount of saliva in the mouth. The person may notice their saliva becoming more watery and abundant as they continue to eat the spicy meal.

  2. associate

    - Think of a time when you have eaten a spicy meal. Remember how your body responded to the spiciness of the meal. Can you recall how your saliva became more watery and abundant as you continued to eat the spicy meal?

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the following mnemonic to help remember the definition of 'salivated': S-aliva I-ncreased P-roduced V-ery A-bundant T-he mouth E-xperiences

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