Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

antisalivary

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: an-ti-sali-vary
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Suppressing the production of saliva.

Example Sentences

"At least 45 minutes was required between administration and peak hypnotic and antisalivary effects. Increasing the oral promethazine dosage to 1.0 mg/lb produced no improvement in either hypnotic depth or antisalivary effect."

Etymology

From anti- + salivary.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: anti

Questions

What does antisalivary mean?: Suppressing the production of saliva.
Where does antisalivary come from?: From anti- + salivary.

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