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Definition: Ptyalism |
PtyalismNoun1. Excessive flow of saliva. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Etymology: Ptyalism \Pty"a*lism\, noun. [from Greek expression, from to spit much, from spittle, from to spit: compare to the French expression ptyalisme.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Domain | Definition |
Health | Irritation of the mouth with increased saliva formation seen in mercury intoxication. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Excretion | Saliva, spittle, rheum; ptyalism, salivation, catarrh; diarrhoea; ejecta, egesta, sputa; excreta; lava; exuviae; (uncleanness). |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Ptyalism |
| Etymologies containing "ptyalism": Ptyalin. (references) |
Expression using "ptyalism": mercurial ptyalism. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
ptyalism | 14 |
pregnancy ptyalism | 3 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "ptyalism"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | ptyalismus (mercurial ptyalism, salivation disease). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | mercurieel ptyalisme (mercurial ptyalism, salivation disease), hypersialorrhoe bij chronische kwikintoxicatie (mercurial ptyalism, salivation disease). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | lisääntynyt syljeneritys (mercurial ptyalism, salivation disease). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | ptyalisme mercuriel (mercurial ptyalism). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Ptyalismus mercurialis (mercurial ptyalism, salivation disease), Merkurialsalivation (mercurial ptyalism, salivation disease). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | υδραργυρικός πτυελισμός (mercurial ptyalism, salivation disease). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | ptialismo da intossicazione cronica da mercurio (mercurial ptyalism, salivation disease). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | yalismptay ptialismo. (various references) ptyalismus mercurialis (mercurial ptyalism, salivation disease). (various references) посилена слинотеча. (various references) chứng ứa nước bọt. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "ptyalism": ptyalisms. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "ptyalism" (pronounced 'Pty"a*lism'): Anomalism, Asystolism, Bibliophilism, Bibliopolism, Bicyclism, Bimetallism, Cabalism, Cephalism, Curialism, Embolism, Frivolism, Geomalism, Monometallism, Nephalism, Noctambulism, Parabolism, Phallism, Polythelism, Populism, Psellism, Sciolism, somnambulism, somnolism, Stimulism, Zoilism. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-i-l-m-p-s-t-y" | |
-1 letter: misplay, palmist. | |
-2 letters: limpas, limpsy, milpas, mislay, pastil, plaits, platys, simply, smalti, spital. | |
-3 letters: alist, amity, amply, amyls, aptly, imply, laity, lamps, lapis, limas, limpa, limps, litas, mails, maist, malts, malty, mayst, milpa, milts, milty, misty, pails, palms, palmy, palsy, pasty, patly, patsy, pimas, pitas, plait, plasm, plats, platy, plays, psalm, salmi, salty. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-i-l-m-p-s-t-y" | |
+1 letter: palmistry, playtimes, ptyalisms. | |
+2 letters: lymphatics, polygamist, stepfamily. | |
+3 letters: baptismally, cytoplasmic, plasmolytic, polygamists, polymathies, spasmolytic, sympetalies. | |
+4 letters: amylopectins, apocalyptism, metaphysical, myelopathies, spasmolytics. | |
+5 letters: amphiprostyle, apocalyptisms, complaisantly, epistemically, impassability, impassibility, impersonality, lymphadenitis, lymphoblastic, lymphomatosis, polycythemias, prismatically, pusillanimity, sempiternally, sympatholytic, sympatrically. | |
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