唾液(だえき)

だえき
noun
saliva
1. saliva
The liquid produced by glands in the mouth that aids in digestion and keeps the mouth moist. The formal or scientific term for spit.
唾液(だえき)には消化(しょうか)酵素(こうそ)が含(ふく)まれている。
Saliva contains digestive enzymes.
緊張(きんちょう)すると唾液(だえき)が出(で)にくくなる。
When you get nervous, saliva becomes harder to produce.
唾液(だえき)検査(けんさ)で感染症(かんせんしょう)の有無(うむ)を調(しら)べることができる。
A saliva test can check for the presence of an infection.

USAGE:
唾液(だえき) is the formal, medical, and scientific term for saliva. In everyday speech, つば} or {唾(つば) is more common. 唾液(だえき) is used in health, medical, and educational contexts.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 唾液(だえき)検査(けんさ) (saliva test)
  • 唾液(だえき)の分泌(ぶんぴつ) (saliva secretion)
  • 唾液(だえき)腺(せん) (salivary gland)
  • 唾液(だえき)が出(で)る (to produce saliva)

SIMILAR WORDS:
つば} ({唾(つば)) is the everyday word for spit or saliva. {よだれ} means drool, especially involuntary drooling.

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