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| break down |
If one things breaks down another thing, it breaks it into smaller and smaller bits. When you put food into your mouth, your saliva begins to break it down. Substances in your stomach break the food down even more. [1/2 definitions] |
| drool |
to let saliva run from the mouth. |
| foam |
thick, white bubbles of sweat on the skin of a horse or other animal, or thick white saliva at the mouth, caused by heavy exercise or disease. [1/6 definitions] |
| gland |
A gland is a group of cells or an organ in your body that produces certain fluids that are released into the body or pass out of the body. These fluids have important purposes. For example, glands in your mouth produce saliva, which we need in order to make food ready to go into the stomach. |
| plaque |
a film of bacteria and saliva that forms on teeth. [1/2 definitions] |
| saliva |
a liquid produced by glands in the mouth that helps us to chew and digest food. Saliva has no color or taste. |
| spit1 |
to force saliva or something else from the mouth. [2/5 definitions] |
| sputter |
to spit out saliva or bits of food while speaking in a fast or excited way. [1/4 definitions] |
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