salIvant

& 8. [Lat. salivans, pr. par. of salivo to spit forth, to salivate.] A. As adj.: Exciting or producing salivation; salivating. B. As subst.: That which excites or produces salivation. săl-i-va-ry, a . [Lat. salivarius , from saliva ; Fr. salivaire .] Pertaining to saliva; secreting or conducting saliva; salival. "Such animals as swallow their aliments without chew ing, want salivary glands."-Arbuthnot: On Aliments, ch. i.