Download the app
educalingo
Search

Meaning of "ptyalagogue" in the English dictionary

Dictionary
DICTIONARY
section

PRONUNCIATION OF PTYALAGOGUE

ptyalagogue  [taɪˈæləˌɡɒɡ] play
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PTYALAGOGUE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ptyalagogue is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PTYALAGOGUE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of ptyalagogue in the English dictionary

The definition of ptyalagogue in the dictionary is an item that causes the flow of saliva.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PTYALAGOGUE


demagogue
ˈdɛməˌɡɒɡ
emmenagogue
ɪˈmɛnəˌɡɒɡ
galactagogue
ɡəˈlæktəˌɡɒɡ
haemagogue
ˈhiːməˌɡɒɡ
hemagog
ˈhiːməˌɡɒɡ
hemagogue
ˈhiːməˌɡɒɡ
hydragog
ˈhaɪdrəˌɡɒɡ
hydragogue
ˈhaɪdrəˌɡɒɡ
mystagog
ˈmɪstəˌɡɒɡ
mystagogue
ˈmɪstəˌɡɒɡ
paragogue
ˈpærəˌɡɒɡ
pedagog
ˈpɛdəˌɡɒɡ
pedagogue
ˈpɛdəˌɡɒɡ
phlegmagogue
ˈflɛməˌɡɒɡ
psychagogue
ˈsaɪkəˌɡɒɡ
sialagogue
ˈsaɪələˌɡɒɡ
sialogogue
ˈsaɪələˌɡɒɡ
synagogue
ˈsɪnəˌɡɒɡ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PTYALAGOGUE

ptomain
ptomaine
ptomaine poisoning
ptomainic
ptooey
ptoses
ptosis
ptotic
pts
PTSD
Pty
ptyalagogic
ptyalin
ptyalism
ptyalize
ptyxis
Pu
Pu-yi
pub
pub crawl

WORDS THAT END LIKE PTYALAGOGUE

analogue
back catalogue
bogue
brogue
card catalogue
catalogue
cholagogue
dialogue
drogue
epilogue
Hogue
homologue
ideologue
Minogue
monologue
prologue
rogue
secretagogue
travelogue
vogue

Synonyms and antonyms of ptyalagogue in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ptyalagogue» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR
online translator

TRANSLATION OF PTYALAGOGUE

Find out the translation of ptyalagogue to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ptyalagogue from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ptyalagogue» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

ptyalagogue
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ptyalagogue
570 millions of speakers

English

ptyalagogue
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ptyalagogue
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مسيل اللعاب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ptyalagogue
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ptyalagogue
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ptyalagogue
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ptyalagogue
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ptyalagog
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ptyalagogue
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ptyalagogue
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

ptyalagogue
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ptyalagogue
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ptyalagogue
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ptyalagogue
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Ptyalagogue
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ptyalagogue
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ptyalagogue
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ptyalagogue
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ptyalagogue
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ptyalagogue
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ptyalagogue
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ptyalagogue
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ptyalagogue
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ptyalagogue
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ptyalagogue

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PTYALAGOGUE»

The term «ptyalagogue» is used very little and occupies the 157.262 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
0
100%
FREQUENCY
Rarely used
27
/100
The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «ptyalagogue» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of ptyalagogue
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «ptyalagogue».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ptyalagogue

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PTYALAGOGUE»

Discover the use of ptyalagogue in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ptyalagogue and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Materia Medica; Or, Pharmacology and Therapeutics
That part of an Adenagic operation, which consists in a preternatural secretion from the salivary glands, produced by an Adenagic taken into the stomach, I shall call either Sialagogue or Ptyalagogue, and such secretion I shall call either ...
William Tully, 1858
2
Lewis' Dictionary of Toxicology
See International System of Units. sial-. sialo-. sialagogic. ptyalagogic. sialagogue. ptyalagogue. sialemesia. sialemesis. sialemesis (sialemesia). la: the vomiting of saliva or of vomitus that contains primarily saliva. Ib: vomiting accompanied by ...
Robert Alan Lewis, 1998
3
Lexicon Pharmaceuticum: Or a Pharmaceutical Dictionary, ...
PTYALAGOGUE. (From plyalon, spittle, and ago, to excite.) Medicines which promote a discharge of the saliva, or canse salivation. PURGATIVE. Whatever increases the peristaltic motion of the howels, so as to considerably increase the  ...
Thomas Castle, 1828
4
Lexicon Pharmaceuticum, Or a Pharmaceutical Dictionary: ...
PTYALAGOGUE. (From ptyalon, spittle, and ago, to excite.) Medicines which promote a discharge of the saliva, or canse salivation. PURGATIVE. Whatever increases the peristaltic motion of the howels, so as to considerably increase the  ...
Thomas Castle, 1828
5
Dr. K. M. Nadkarni's Indian Materia medica
Sialagogue or Ptyalagogue: — (Lalavardhaka) ; (Hind: — Ral-barhanewali wa thuk barhanewali) : — Producing or increasing a flow or secretion of spittle or saliva, by exciting the salivary glands, either by a local irritation of the mouth, causing ...
K. M. Nadkarni, A. K. Nadkarni, 1982
6
The Family Physician, and Guide to Health: In Three Parts: ...
Ptyalagogue, see sialagoguc. Ptyalism, salivation. Puerperal, appertaining to child bearing. Pulmo, the lung. disease. Primavia, the first passages, the stomach and bowels. Prior, the first. Pro Re Natta, occasionally. Probang, a flexible piece of ...
Daniel H. Whitney, 1833
7
Dictionnaire françois-anglois et anglois-françois ... revue ...
[salivation]' Ptyalismc, m. Salivation, f.Jlttt delmuhe, hi. PTYALAGUGUE or PTYSMASOGUE, t. [provokes salivation] Ptyalagogue, m. PUANT, s. [a sort of quadruped nt' Louisiana] Btte puante, f. PUANTS, j. ;>/. [people of the Northern America in ...
Louis Chambaud, 1815
8
Bioscientific Terminology: Words from Latin and Greek Stems
adelphosite colloblast osteoporosis anconad colloidopexy phyma anconal ecotype phymatosis atelomyelia eucalyptus polyadelphous blepharoclonus glycoptyalism porophyllous calyptrogyne hemichordate ptyalagogue chordamesoderm ...
Donald M. Ayers, 1972
9
The New Pocket Dictionary of the French and English ...
... a. that pu büßtet under a ßclit'ioui name РГога, fm. iteb Pforique, 2. a. itchy I foul Pfycoiogie, if. tri iiife upon the Ptifanne, Vid. Tifanne Ptyalagogue, 2. a. ptyfmagogue I'tyalifme, fir., ptyalifm Puamment, ad. ßiniingly Puant, e. a. f. flinking  ...
Thomas Nugent, J.S. Charrier (ed. lit.), 1784
10
A New Medical Dictionary
Sialadeni'tis (rr'aladen, rrre, inflammation). Inflammation of the salivary glands. Sialadenon'cua (n'aloden, oymg, a tumor). A tumor of the salivary glands. Sial' agogue. See Ptyalagogue. Si'alitt (MM). Pertaining to or having the nature of saliva.
George Milbry Gould

9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PTYALAGOGUE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ptyalagogue is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Of course 'twerk' belongs in the Oxford English Dictionary
Persiflage, or ptyalagogue, or any of those other gems that only emerge once a year to be spelled by a nervous eighth-grader and then withdraw back into their ... «Washington Post, Jun 15»
2
TWO WINNERS: Spelling Bee crowns co-champs for first time in 52 …
... to sound out works like “avellaneous” (a synonym of “hazel”) and “ptyalagogue” (“a drug or other agent that increases the flow of saliva;” can you spell “ew”?). «Entertainment Weekly, May 14»
3
Morristown theater company brings 'Putnam County Spelling Bee' to …
You've seen them on TV, those gawky kids who, in pursuit of national spelling-bee glory, nervously spell out words like ptyalagogue and avellaneous. «The Mountain Press, Mar 14»
4
Hathwar reflects on trip to National Spelling Bee
He said he actually knew the word that eliminated him late in the finals, with only three contestants remaining: “ptyalagogue,” an agent that increases the ... «Corning Leader, Jun 13»
5
Column: A Good Dictionary Remains a Ptyalagogue
When Sriram Hathwar went out on “ptyalagogue,” a word that means “something that makes you salivate,” Grantland blogger Rembert Browne jokingly tweeted, ... «Valley News, Jun 13»
6
Hláskovanie Ameriku baví
... (charakteristický pre chorobu), „kaburi“ (suchozemský krab), paryphodrome (žilky listov tesne pri okraji) či ptyalagogue (podporujúce vylučovanie slín). «Pravda.sk, Jun 13»
7
The Scripps National Spelling Bee 2013 — Arvind Mahankali is a …
When Sriram Hathwar went out on “ptyalagogue,” a word that means “something that makes you salivate” Rembert Browne jokingly tweeted “No shame in that ... «Washington Post, May 13»
8
Top10 words from the Scripps National Spelling Bee final round--a …
Ptyalagogue--A drug or other agent that increases the flow of saliva. Example: Da wife just trew some ptyalagogues on da grill, I'm gonna go chop some onions ... «ChicagoNow, May 13»
9
Why Indian kids win Spelling Bee: Habit, family, and ecosystem
... and ninth in 2011, beat Pranav Sivakumar of Illinois (felled by cyanophycean) and Sriram Hathwar of New York (defeated by ptyalagogue). For his years' long ... «Times of India, May 13»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Ptyalagogue [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/ptyalagogue>. Apr 2024 ».
Download the educalingo app
en
English dictionary
Discover all that is hidden in the words on
index
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z