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Definition: Salivary |
SalivaryAdjective1. Of or relating to saliva; "salivary gland". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "salivary" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1906. (references) |
Etymology: Salivary \Sal"i*va*ry\, adjective. [Latin expression salivarius slimy, clammy: compare to the French expression salivaire.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Health | The duct that convey saliva to the mouth. (references) |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Some diseases affect the salivary glands. (references) | |
The virus is located in the mosquito's salivary glands. (references) | ||
The glands that act first are in the mouth--the salivary glands. (references) | ||
Business | Oral health is concerned with the well-being of the mouth and its structures, including the teeth, tongue, jaws, supporting tissues and salivary glands. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Salivary" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 96.23% of the time. "Salivary" is used about 53 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 96.23% | 51 | 47,619 |
| Noun (proper) | 1.89% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Noun (singular) | 1.89% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 53 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "salivary": Salivary Calculi ♦ salivary calculus ♦ salivary centre ♦ salivary colic ♦ salivary duct ♦ Salivary Duct Calculi ♦ Salivary Ducts ♦ salivary fistula ♦ salivary gland ♦ Salivary Gland Calculi ♦ Salivary Gland Fistula ♦ Salivary Gland Neoplasms ♦ salivary glands ♦ Salivary Proteins ♦ sublingual salivary gland ♦ submandibular salivary gland ♦ submaxillary salivary gland. 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 |
salivary gland | 128 |
salivary gland infection | 24 |
blocked gland salivary | 17 |
salivary gland cancer | 17 |
salivary gland tumor | 16 |
salivary stone | 14 |
salivary amylase | 13 |
salivary gland disease | 8 |
salivary duct stone | 8 |
salivary gland disorder | 7 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "salivary"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | gjëndër e pështymës (salivary glands). (various references) | |
Arabic | لعابي, رضابي. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | слюнчен. (various references) | |
Chinese | "液 (saliva, spit). (various references) | |
Czech | slinné žlázy (salivary glands). (various references) | |
Danish | spyt-inhibin (salivary inhibins), salivationscentret (salivary centre), sialografi (salivary gland endoscopy, sialography), sialolith (salivary calculus, sialolith), spyt-amylase (salivary amylase), spytfistel (salivary fistula, sialosyrinx), spytkirtel (salivary gland), spytkirtelbiopsi (salivary gland biopsy), spytkirtelfistel (salivary fistula), spytroer (salivary tube, secretion tube), spytenzym (salivary ferment), spytsen (salivary calculus), spytkirtelkolik (salivary colic), spytkolik (salivary colic), spytkirtler (salivary glands), spytkirtel-udfoerselsgang (salivary duct), spytkirtellitiase (salivary calculi), spytsten (salivary calculus, sialolith), CT-scanning af spytkirtlerne (salivary gland CT scan), ultralydundersøgelse af spytkirtlerne (ultrasonography of salivary glands, ultrasound examination of salivary glands), pleomorft adenom i ganen (mixed tumor of salivary glands, mixed tumour of salivary glands, pleomorphic tumor, pleomorphic tumour), mundspytkirtlerne (salivary glands), MR-scanning af spytkirtlerne (salivary gland MRI, salivary gland MRI magnetic resonance imaging), Hench-Aldrichs spyturinstofproeve (Hench-Aldrich salivary urea index, Hench-Aldrich salivary urea test), glandulae oris (salivary glands), dyspepsi paa grund af spytkirtelinsufficiens (salivary dyspepsia). (various references) | |
Dutch | speeksel-amylase (salivary amylase), salivatiecentrum (salivary centre), sialosyrinx (salivary fistula, sialosyrinx), speekselferment (salivary ferment), speekselfistel (salivary fistula), speekselgang (salivary duct), speekselsteen (salivary calculus, sialolith), speekselklierbiopsie (salivary gland biopsy), speekselklieren (salivary glands), speekselklierfistel (salivary fistula, sialosyrinx), speekselkoliek (salivary colic), speekselklier (salivary gland), sialoliet (salivary calculus, sialolith), fistula salivalis (salivary fistula, sialosyrinx), endoscopie van de speekselklieren (salivary gland endoscopy), echografie van de speekselklieren (ultrasonography of salivary glands, ultrasound examination of salivary glands), ductus salivarius (ductus salivares, salivary duct), CT van de speekselklieren (salivary gland CT scan), buis van Pflueger (salivary tube, secretion tube), glandulae oris (salivary glands), ptyalolithesis (salivary calculi), colica salivaria (salivary colic), glandulae salivales (salivary glands), intramuraal menggezwel van Malan (mixed tumor of salivary glands, mixed tumour of salivary glands, pleomorphic tumor, pleomorphic tumour), kernspintomografie van de speekselklieren (salivary gland MRI, salivary gland MRI magnetic resonance imaging), KST van de speekselklieren (salivary gland MRI, salivary gland MRI magnetic resonance imaging), palataal menggezwel van de speekselklieren (mixed tumor of salivary glands, mixed tumour of salivary glands, pleomorphic tumor, pleomorphic tumour), accessoire speekselklier (accessory salivary gland), ptyaloliet (salivary calculus, sialolith), tomodensitometrie van de speekselklieren (salivary gland CT scan), ptyalolithiasis (salivary calculi), proef van Hench-Aldrich (Hench-Aldrich salivary urea index, Hench-Aldrich salivary urea test). (various references) | |
Farsi | بزاقی . (various references) | |
Finnish | sylkirauhasten tietokonetomografia (salivary gland CT scan), sylkirauhasten tietokonekerroskuvaus (salivary gland CT scan), sylkirauhasten tähystys (salivary gland endoscopy), sylkirauhasten magneettikuvaus (salivary gland MRI, salivary gland MRI magnetic resonance imaging), sylkirauhasten kaikukuvaus (ultrasonography of salivary glands, ultrasound examination of salivary glands), sylkirauhasten biopsia (salivary gland biopsy), sylkirauhanen (salivary gland), sylkikivitauti (salivary calculi), syljen entsyymi (salivary ferment), sialolitiaasi (salivary calculi), sialolithiasis (salivary calculi), pieni sylkirauhanen (accessory salivary gland), Malanin intramuraalinen sekakasvain (mixed tumor of salivary glands, mixed tumour of salivary glands, pleomorphic tumor, pleomorphic tumour), kaulan sylkirauhasrengas (salivary glands). (various references) | |
French | salivaire. (various references) | |
German | speichel-. (various references) | |
Greek | σιελογόνοσ. (various references) | |
Hungarian | nyáltermelő, nyál-. (various references) | |
Italian | gl ndola salivale (salivary gland). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | "液腺 (salivary gland). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | えきせ" (salivary gland). (various references) | |
Korean | 침 (Cuffing, knocking, saliva, striking, stroking). (various references) | |
Manx | shellagh (proliferous, sallow, willow, withy). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | alivarysay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | salivar (gobbet, salivate, spit, water). (various references) | |
Romanian | salivar. (various references) | |
Russian | слюнный. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | pljuvačne žlezde (salivary glands). (various references) | |
Spanish | salival. (various references) | |
Swedish | spott- (cuspidal), saliv-. (various references) | |
Turkish | salya (dribble, saliva, slaver, slobber, spit, spittle, sputum), tükürük salgılayan, tükürük (gob, saliva, spit, spittle, sputum). (various references) | |
Ukranian | слинний. (various references) | |
Vietnamese | chảy nước dãi. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | sialolithiasis. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Misspellings | |
"Salivary" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Capivari, Cipivari, kalibari, salitary, salivarium, Sanlucar, selivery. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "salivary" (pronounced 'Sal"i*va*ry'): Abbreviatory, Abditory, Abjuratory, Ablutionary, Absolutory, Absolvatory, Acceleratory, Acclamatory, Accusatory, Accustomary, Acetary, Acetimetry, Acidimetry, Acoumetry, Actino-chemistry, Actinometry, Actuary, Additionary, Additory, Adhortatory, Adiaphory, Adjuratory, Adjutory, Admaxillary, Adminiculary, Admissory, Admonitory, Adry, Adstrictory, Adulatory, Advisory, Advocatory, Aerometry, Affirmatory, Alary, Alchemistry, Alcoholometry, Alcoometry, Aldermanry, Aleatory, Aleberry, Alimentary, Alkalimetry, Allegory, Alleviatory, Allodiary, Allusory, Almonry, Almry, Altimetry, Alveary, Alveolary, Amatory, Ambagitory, Ambry, Amburry, Amendatory, Amphigory, Amplificatory, Anabaptistry, Ancestry, Ancientry, Ancillary, Anemometry, Angelolatry, Angry, Annihilatory, Annotatory, Annuary, Annularry, Annulary, Annunciatory, Anthropolatry, Anthropometry, Anticipatory, Antidotary, Antimasonry, Antiphonary, Anury, Apiary, Apomecometry, Apothecary, Appellatory, Applicatory, Apprecatory, Appreciatory, Approbatory, Aratory, Arbitrary, Arborary, Archdeaconry, Areometry, Argentry, Armamentary, Armillary, Armory, Arrectary, Artistry, Aspiratory, Assentatory, Assertory, Asseveratory, Assimilatory, Astrictory, Astrolatry, Astrometry, Astrophotometry, Asymmetry, Atmiatry, Atrabiliary, Attry, Auctary, Auctionary, Augury, Aumbry, Aumery, Auncetry, Auscultatory, Autolatry, Auxiliatory, Aviary, Avowry, Avowtry, Aweary, Awry, Axillary, Babblery, Baboonery, Bachelry, Baculometry, Balladry, Ballatry, Balloonry, Balneary, Balneatory, Baneberry, Baptisteries, Baptistery, Baptistry, Barbary, Barberry, Barometry, Barratry, Barry, Basketry, Bathymetry, Bawdry, Beadlery, Bearberry, Bedelry, Belfry, Benedictionary, Benedictory, Bestiary, Bibitory, Bibliolatry, Bibliothecary, Bicentenary, Bigotry, Bijoutry, Bilberry, Biliary, Biochemistry, Biometry, Bistoury, Blackberry, Blaeberry, Blazonry, Bleaberry, Blindstory, Blomary, Bloomary, Blueberry, Blurry, Bob-cherry, Bogberry, Boilary, Bombastry, Bonitary, Bottomry, BOUNDARY, Boxberry, Breviary, Brothelry, Bummery, Bunchberry, Burglary, Bursary, Cachinnatory, Caducary, Calcinatory, Calculatory, Calendary, Calorimetry, Calumniatory, Calvary, Cambistry, Camelry, Cannonry, Canonry, Cantatory, Caperberry, Captainry, Caravansary, Cardioinhibitory, Cardiometry, Carnary, Carpellary, Carpentry, Cartulary, Cassioberry, Cassowary, Castlery, Casuistry, Category, Cautionary, Cautionry, Cavalry, Cavitary, Cedry, Cementatory, Cenatory, Centaury, Centry, Century, Cephalometry, Cessionary, Chandry, Chantry, Chapelry, Charlatanry, Charry, Chartulary, Cheerry, Chiccory, Chicory, Chivalry, Chlorimetry, Chlorometry, Chokeberry, Chokecherry, Choltry, Chorometry, Choultry, Chowry, Chrismatory, Chronometry, Chylificatory, Ciliary, Cinerary, Circulary, Circumgyratory, Circumlocutory, Citatory, Classificatory, Clerstory, Clinometry, Cloudberry, Coagulatory, Cochleary, Codicillary, Collegatary, Collusory, Collutory, Colorimetry, Columbary, Cometary, Comicry, Commandatory, Commandry, Commemoratory, Commendatary, Commentary, Comminatory, Commissary, Commonitory, Communicatory, Compellatory, Compensatory, Competitory, Complexionary, Complimentary, Compulsatory, Compulsory, Comradery, Concessionary, Concessory, Conchometry, Conchyliometry, Conciliatory, Concionatory, Conclusory, Concretionary, Condemnatory, Conditory, Condolatory, Conductory, Confabulatory, Confectory, Confessary, Confirmatory, Confiscatory, Congiary, Congratulatory, Conjury, Consecratory, Consignatary, Consignatory, Constabulatory, Consuetudinary, Consulary, Consultary, Consultatory, Contrarry, Contributary, Controversary, Conventionary, Coparcenary, Coplatry, Coquetry, Corollary, Correctory, Corrivalry, Corroboratory, Corrobory, Cosmolatry, Cosmometry, Costmary, Cottonary, Cotyledonary, Counterfleury, Counterflory, Cousinry, Coventry, Cowberry, Cowries, Cowry, Coxcombry, Cranberry, Craniometry, Criminatory, Crinatory, Crinitory, Crociary, Crowberry, Crystallometry, Cubatory, Cuckoldry, Culinary, Culpatory, Cursorary, Cursory, Cussuetudinary, Custumary, Cyclometry, Cymry, Dairy, Damnatory, Dangleberry, Dare-deviltry, Datary, Deaconry, Decennary, Deceptory, Decisory, Declamatory, Declaratory, Declinatory, Decretory, Decry, Decury, Deerberry, Defamatory, Defensory, Defiatory, Deglutitory, Dehortatory, Dejectory, Delegatory, Deletory, Delineatory, Delusory, Demissionary, Demonolatry, Demonry, Demonstratory, Dentary, Dentistry, Denunciatory, Dephlegmatory, Depilatory, Depletory, Depositary, Depository, Deprecatory, Depreciatory, Depredatory, Depulsory, Depuratory, Depurgatory. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-i-l-r-s-v-y" | |
-2 letters: aliyas, avails, aviary, larvas, rivals, riyals, salary, saliva, salvia. | |
-3 letters: alary, alias, aliya, arias, arils, arval, aryls, asyla, avail, laari, lairs, laris, larva, lavas, liars, liras, raias, rails, rayas, rials, rival, riyal, silva, sylva, vails, vairs, varas, varia, vasal, vials, viral, virls. | |
-4 letters: aals, ails, airs, airy, alar, alas, aria, aril, aryl, lair, lari, lars, lava, lavs, lays, liar, lira, raia, rail, raya, rays, rial, rias, ryas, sail, sari, sial, slay, syli, vail, vair, vara, vars, vary, vasa, vial, virl, visa. | |
-5 letters: aal, aas, ail, air, ais, ala, als, ars, ava, ays, ivy, lar, las, lav, lay, lis, ras, ray, ria, rya, sal, say, sir, sly, sri, var, vas, via, vis, yar. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-i-l-r-s-v-y" | |
+2 letters: abrasively. | |
+3 letters: antislavery, vagariously, vascularity. | |
+4 letters: avariciously, avascularity, clairvoyants, overanalysis, supravitally. | |
+5 letters: adversatively, assortatively, clairvoyances. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)53 61 6C 69 76 61 72 79 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)... .- .-.. .. ...- .- .-. -.--. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010011 01100001 01101100 01101001 01110110 01100001 01110010 01111001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)S a l i v a r y |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0053 0061 006C 0069 0076 0061 0072 0079 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)5367787588678491 |
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