In a second series of experiments, the researchers applied vaseline to the lips of desalivate pups every two hours during the daytime (New Scientist and Science Journal).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
sal|i|vate — «SAL uh vayt», verb, vat|ed, vat|ing. –v.i. to secrete saliva: »[Pavlov] found that…dogs…would quite quickly associate the sound of the bell with food and soon the bell alone would cause them to salivate (J. A. V. Butler). –v.t. to produce an… … Useful english dictionary
in|sal|i|vate — «ihn SAL uh vayt», transitive verb, vat|ed, vat|ing. to mix (food) with saliva in the chewing process. –in|sal´i|va´tion, noun … Useful english dictionary
sal·i·vate — … Useful english dictionary
vate — acer·vate; ac·ti·vate; aes·ti·vate; ag·gra·vate; bo·vate; ca·vate; cla·vate; cul·ti·vate; de·cli·vate; de·ner·vate; ex·ca·vate; in·cul·ti·vate; in·ner·vate; in·no·vate; lar·vate; mar·gra·vate; mo·ti·vate; no·vate; ob·jec·ti·vate; pri·vate·ly;… … English syllables
sal — ab·o·ma·sal; abys·sal·benthic; abys·sal·pelagic; ace·tyl·sal·i·cyl·ic; ali·na·sal; al·ve·o·lo·na·sal; ami·no·sal·i·cyl·ic; am·phi·va·sal; apoph·y·sal; ban·sal·a·guin; bar·i·sal; ba·sal·tic; ba·sal·ti·form; bi·cur·sal; bi·ja·sal; bi·sal·tae;… … English syllables
in|sal´i|va´tion — in|sal|i|vate «ihn SAL uh vayt», transitive verb, vat|ed, vat|ing. to mix (food) with saliva in the chewing process. –in|sal´i|va´tion, noun … Useful english dictionary
salivate — sal|i|vate [ˈsælıveıt] v 1.) to produce more saliva in your mouth than usual, especially because you see or smell food 2.) to look at or show interest in something or someone in a way that shows you like or want them very much used to show… … Dictionary of contemporary English
salivate — sal|i|vate [ sælı,veıt ] verb intransitive to produce more than the usual amount of SALIVA, especially because you see or smell food … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
salivate — sal·i·vate … English syllables
salivate — sal•i•vate [[t]ˈsæl əˌveɪt[/t]] v. i. vat•ed, vat•ing phl to produce saliva • Etymology: 1650–60; < L salīvātus, ptp. of salīvāre to cause to salivate … From formal English to slang
