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saliva

[suh-lahy-vuh] / səˈlaɪ və /


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Lactoferrin is an immune protein present in almost every body fluid except blood, including breast milk, tears, saliva, snot, and intestinal mucus.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026

"Bruxism is also important for the production of saliva," Lobbezoo says.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 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

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

I flooded the sticky piece of bread with hot saliva and swallowed it.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya




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