Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

salivant

/ˈsæləvənt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sali-vant
IPA: /ˈsæləvənt/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A drug or agent that induces salivation.

adj

Producing salivation.

Etymology

Latin salivant-, salivans, present participle of salivare (“to spit out”), from saliva, corresponding to saliva + -ant

Word Breakdown

Suffix: saliva

Inflected Forms

salivants (plural)

Synonyms

sialagogue

Questions

How do you pronounce salivant?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsæləvənt/.
What does salivant mean?: A drug or agent that induces salivation.
Where does salivant come from?: Latin salivant-, salivans, present participle of salivare (“to spit out”), from saliva, corresponding to saliva + -ant

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