Salient

salY-ent, a. Moving by leaps shooting out or up; projecting; springing; forcing itself on the attention prominent conspicuous. (Math. & Fort.) Projecting outwardly, as an angle. [F. saillant, p. pr. of saulir, L. sahre, Gr. hallesthai, to leap Skr. sri, to go, flow, sari, a waterfall, E. a ail, desultory, exult, sally, salmon, etc.] Salify, Saline, etc. See under Sal. Saliva, sa-li'va, «. The transparent alkaline liquid secreted by certain glands in the mouth; spittle. [L.; Gr. sialon, Rues, shna, spittle slime.] — Sali'- val, Salivary, -Y-va-rY, a. Pert, to, secreting, or conveying, saliva. — Sali'vous, -li'vus, a. Pert, to, or of the nature of, saliva. — Salivate, -Y-vat, v. (Med.) To produce an abnormal secretion of saliva, — as by the use of mercury. [L. salivare, -vatum.] Sal'iva'tion, n. (Med.) A continued unnatural flow of saliva, esp. with sorene of the mouth and guins; ptyalism. Sallow, sallo, Sally, n. A tree or low shrub of the willow kind. [ME. sal we, AS. sealh, OHG. saluha, L. salix, W. helyg, Gr. helike, a willow Skr. sari, water, sar as, a pond, sri, to flow.]