Sial
noun, Geology.
1.
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth’s crust.
noun
1.
the silicon-rich and aluminium-rich rocks of the earth’s continental upper crust, the most abundant individual rock being granite
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adjective 1. encouraging salivary flow. noun 2. sialagogue (def 2).
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adjective 1. sialagogic (def 1). noun 2. a sialagogic agent or medicine. noun 1. (med) any drug or agent that can stimulate the flow of saliva sialagogue si·al·a·gogue or si·al·o·gogue (sī-āl’ə-gôg’) n. A drug or other agent that increases the flow of saliva. Also called ptyalagogue.
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