premolar
A tooth located in front of the molars, especially the bicuspid tooth between the…A tooth located in front of the molars, especially the bicuspid tooth between the cuspids and molars in humans.
Meaning
1 sensesA tooth located in front of the molars, especially the bicuspid tooth between the cuspids and molars in humans.
Prämolar, Vormahlzahn
премоля́рpremoljár
a tooth having two cusps or points; located between the incisors and the molars
Translations
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Origin
Clipping of premolar tooth, calque of Latin dens praemolaris. Equivalent to pre- + molar.Clipping of premolar tooth, calque of Latin dens praemolaris. Equivalent to pre- + molar.
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Forms
plural: premolarsSynonyms
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2 related wordsSee also
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