salivant
English
Etymology
Latin salivant-, salivans, present participle of salivare (“to spit out”), from saliva, corresponding to saliva + -ant
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sæləvənt/
Noun
salivant (plural salivants)
- A drug or agent that induces salivation.
Synonyms
- sialagogue
Adjective
salivant (not comparable)
- Producing salivation.
Anagrams
- Latvians, Talivans, navalist, valiants
Catalan
Verb
salivant
- present participle of salivar
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sa.li.vɑ̃/
Participle
salivant
- present participle of saliver
Further reading
- “salivant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin
Verb
salīvant
- third-person plural present active indicative of salīvō