saliva
Example Sentences
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Although several leads emerged from the programme, it was only when police began taking saliva samples from volunteers that they made an arrest at a residential home near Koblenz.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
By 2015, however, crippling anxiety and loss of control left him so overwhelmed that he carried a water bottle everywhere, terrified that he might choke on his own saliva.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Tests showed that extracts from the bean gum lowered HPV levels by 93% in saliva samples.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
Those pathogens can then be transferred to the next creature the insect feeds on when it deposits saliva into that creature’s bloodstream.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
He got to his feet, walked to the storeroom and tugged open the door, feeling the saliva pour into his mouth as the fragrance of grain and salted fish came out to meet him.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
Vocabulary lists containing saliva
Human Anatomy and Physiology - Introductory
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Human Anatomy and Physiology - High School
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Nutrition and Digestion - Introductory
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