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Ptyalism

Definition: Ptyalism

Ptyalism

Noun

1. 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)


Specialty Definition: Ptyalism

DomainDefinition

Health

Irritation of the mouth with increased saliva formation seen in mercury intoxication. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Synonyms within Context: Ptyalism

ContextSynonyms 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.

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Crosswords: Ptyalism

Etymologies containing "ptyalism": Ptyalin. (references)

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Expression: Ptyalism

Expression using "ptyalism": mercurial ptyalism. Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Ptyalism

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.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

ptyalism

14

pregnancy ptyalism

3
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Modern Translation: Ptyalism

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

   

Spanish

  

ptialismo. (various references)

   

Swedish

  

ptyalismus mercurialis (mercurial ptyalism, salivation disease). (various references)

   

Ukrainian

  

посилена слинотеча. (various references)

   

Vietnamese 

  

chứng ứa nước bọt. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations: Ptyalism

Derivations

Words beginning with "ptyalism": ptyalisms. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Ptyalism"

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)

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Anagrams: Ptyalism

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.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Expressions
4. Expressions: Internet
5. Translations: Modern
6. Derivations
7. Rhymes
8. Anagrams
9. Bibliography


  

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