Meanings
adjectivesalivary (not comparable)
- not comparableRelating to saliva.
nounsalivary (plural salivaries)
plural salivaries
- A salivary gland.
The most striking peculiarity, however, is the presence of a pair of glands (possibly aborted salivaries) apparently issuing from the posterior of the pharynx, and looking like the two ends of a clergyman's bands or cravat.
1914, Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society, page 130
Origin
Translations
Arabic لُعَابِيّ
- لُعَابِيّ (luʕābiyy)of or pertaining to saliva
Bulgarian слю́нчен
- слю́нчен (sljúnčen)of or pertaining to saliva
Chinese Mandarin 唾液的
- 唾液的 (tuòyè de)of or pertaining to saliva
Czech slinný
- slinnýof or pertaining to saliva
Esperanto saliva
- salivaof or pertaining to saliva
Finnish sylki-
- sylki-of or pertaining to saliva
French salivaire
- salivaireof or pertaining to saliva
German Speichel-
- Speichel-of or pertaining to saliva
Irish seileach
- seileachof or pertaining to saliva
Italian salivare
- salivareof or pertaining to saliva
Polish ślinowy
- ślinowyof or pertaining to saliva
Portuguese salivar
- salivarof or pertaining to saliva
Russian слю́нный
- слю́нный (sljúnnyj)of or pertaining to saliva
Slovak slinný
- slinnýof or pertaining to saliva
Spanish salival, salivar
- salivalof or pertaining to saliva
- salivarof or pertaining to saliva
Ukrainian сли́нний
- сли́нний (slýnnyj)of or pertaining to saliva
Cite this entry
APA
salivary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salivary
MLA
“salivary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salivary. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “salivary,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salivary.
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