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Dry mouth   /draɪ maʊθ/   Listen
Dry mouth

noun
1.
Abnormal dryness of the mouth resulting from decreased secretion of saliva.  Synonym: xerostomia.






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"Dry mouth" Quotes from Famous Books



... chosen, as it were the very pick of the flocks, who are to shine as the stars forever and ever? Alas, alas! my soul, where shall thou appear? O Lord God, I am a little child! But Thou wilt send an angel with a live coal from off the altar, and touch my unclean lips, and put a tongue within my dry mouth, so that I shall say with Isaiah, 'Here am I, send me.'" Then, after reading a little of Edwards' works: "Oh that heart and understanding may grow together, like brother and ...
— The Biography of Robert Murray M'Cheyne • Andrew A. Bonar

... name of our love, forgive me!" she whispered with a dry mouth. "I have forgiven you for ...
— Tess of the d'Urbervilles - A Pure Woman • Thomas Hardy



Words linked to "Dry mouth" :   waterlessness, dryness, xerotes



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