What does unsalivated mean?
Unsalivated means Not exposed to the action of saliva..
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Not exposed to the action of saliva..
[…] portions of the food, instead of being crushed, are crowded down into the cavity, and escape uncrushed and unsalivated into the stomach; and the more teeth you lose the more pains should you take to chew with what remains.
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Unsalivated means Not exposed to the action of saliva..
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[…] portions of the food, instead of being crushed, are crowded down into the cavity, and escape uncrushed and unsalivated into the stomach; and the more teeth you lose the more pains should you take to chew with what remains.
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