- pty|a|lism
- pty|a|lism «TY uh lihz uhm», noun.excessive secretion of saliva.╂[< Greek ptýalon saliva + English -ism]
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pty — pty; pty·al·a·gogue; pty·a·lin; pty·a·lism; pty·as; pty·chod·era; pty·cho·der·i·dae; pty·cho·par·ia; pty·chop·ter·i·dae; pty·cho·pterygial; pty·cho·pterygium; pty·cho·sper·ma; pty·cho·tis; pty·choder·id; pty·cho·par·i·id; … English syllables
lism — ae·o·lism; aero·em·bo·lism; ame·tab·o·lism; anab·o·lism; an·i·mal·cu·lism; an·nu·lism; anom·a·lism; anoph·e·lism; apty·a·lism; au·to·sty·lism; bal·lism; bib·li·oph·i·lism; bi·met·al·lism; bot·u·lism; brachy·ceph·a·lism; brachy·dac·ty·lism;… … English syllables
ptyalism — pty·a·lism … English syllables
ptyalism — pty•a•lism [[t]ˈtaɪ əˌlɪz əm[/t]] n. pat excessive secretion of saliva • Etymology: 1675–85; < Gk ptyalismós expectoration =ptýal(on) spittle + ismos ism … From formal English to slang
a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… … English syllables
ptyalism — SYN: sialorrhea. [G. ptyalismos, spitting] * * * pty·a·lism .liz əm n an excessive flow of saliva * * * (sialorrhoea) n. the excessive production of saliva: a symptom of certain nervous disorders, poisoning (by mercury, mushrooms, or… … Medical dictionary
Ptyalism — Pty a*lism, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to spit much, fr. ? spittle, fr. ? to spit: cf. F. ptyalisme.] Salivation, or an excessive flow of saliva. Quain. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cho — ace·tyl·cho·line; ace·tyl·cho·lin·esterase; am·ni·o·cho·ri·on; an·cho·ress; an·cho·rit·ess; an·cho·rit·ic; an·cho·rit·ism; an·cho·veta; an·cho·vy; an·gi·o·cho·li·tis; an·ti·cho·lin·es·ter·ase; ar·cho·plasm; ar·cho·sau·ria; au·tar·cho·glos·sa;… … English syllables
ma — abo·ma; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; abro·ma; ab·u·ku·ma·lite; abu·lo·ma·nia; acan·tho·chei·lo·ne·ma; ac·an·tho·ma; acan·tho·so·ma; ac·cla·ma·tion; ac·cli·ma·ta·tion; ac·cli·ma·tion; ac·cli·ma·ti·za·tion; ac·cli·ma·tize; acel·da·ma; acho·ma·wi;… … English syllables
