Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

salivary gland

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.58 in modern English

Syllables: sali-vary g-land
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several exocrine glands that produce saliva to break down carbohydrates in food enzymatically.

Inflected Forms

salivary glands (plural)

Synonyms

saliva gland

Questions

What does salivary gland mean?: Any of several exocrine glands that produce saliva to break down carbohydrates in food enzymatically.

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