saliva
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It also injects a bit of saliva, which contains anticoagulants to prevent the host’s blood from clotting as the mosquito feeds.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
After two tick bites 50% of people will develop antibodies to alpha-gal, a sugar molecule found in the tick's saliva, van Nunen explains.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
The saliva test proved to be almost as difficult to take as the blood test.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
One possibility is that increasing the acidity of saliva could speed up this chemical reaction.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026
Two were his own, but one was of a dog’s saliva.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
Vocabulary lists containing saliva
Human Anatomy and Physiology - Introductory
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Nutrition and Digestion - Introductory
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