Unsalivated

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not exposed to the action of saliva. not-comparable

    "[…] portions of the food, instead of being crushed, are crowded down into the cavity, and escape uncrushed and unsalivated into the stomach; and the more teeth you lose the more pains should you take to chew with what remains."

Example

More examples

"[…] portions of the food, instead of being crushed, are crowded down into the cavity, and escape uncrushed and unsalivated into the stomach; and the more teeth you lose the more pains should you take to chew with what remains."

Etymology

From un- + salivated.

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