premolar
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premolar
- /ˈpriːmoʊlɚ/ US
- /ˈpriːməʊlə/ UK
- /ˈpriːməʊləɹ/ UK
Rhymes with -əʊlə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
Clipping of premolar tooth, calque of Latin dens praemolaris. Equivalent to pre- + molar.
noun premolars · praemolar
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A tooth located in front of the molars, especially the bicuspid tooth between the cuspids and molars in humans.
He opened and let out a hogo of medicinal rum and beer. The bad tooth was a premolar.
Similar: bicuspid
adjective praemolar
- Before a molar tooth, either in physical position or in its time of development; deciduous.
Translations
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noun tooth
| Español | bicúspide |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 小臼歯 shōkyūshi |
| 中文 | 小臼齒 /小臼齿 xiǎojiùchǐ |
| हिन्दी | अग्रचर्वणक agracarvaṇak |
| Português | pré-molar |
| Français | prémolaire, bicuspide |
| Deutsch | Prämolar, Vormahlzahn |
| Italiano | premolare |
| Ελληνικά | προγόμφιος progómfios |
| Română | premolar |
| Русский | премоля́р premoljár |
| العربية | نَاجِذ nājiḏ, ضَاحِك ḍāḥik |
| עברית | מַלְתָּעָה malta'á, קְדַם טוֹחֶנֶת qdam toḥenét |
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title = {premolar},
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