premolar
UK/ˈpriːməʊlə//ˈpriːmoʊlɚ/
premolar noun: a tooth located in front of the molars, especially the bicuspid tooth between the cuspids and molars in humans.
Noun
premolar (plural premolars)
- 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.1980, Anthony Burgess, Earthly Powers
- Synonyms:
- bicuspid
Adjective
premolar (not comparable)
- Before a molar tooth, either in physical position or in its time of development; deciduous.
premolar meaning in Hindi, Tagalog, Arabic and Thai
premolar in Hindi
- tooth
- अग्रचर्वणक agracarvaṇak
premolar in Tagalog
- tooth
- talubagang
premolar in Arabic
- tooth
- نَاجِذ nājiḏ, ضَاحِك ḍāḥik
premolar in Thai
- tooth
- ฟันกรามน้อย fan-graam-nɔ́ɔi
Examples of premolar in a sentence
- Further corroborating these findings, Vajaria el al 11 also found expansion in interfirst premolar distances.
- Also patients III-4 and III-5 had persistence of deciduous teeth (premolars), while III-4 had two connatal teeth in the lower jaw.
- All are characterized by extreme postcanine megadontia, premolars with molarized roots, lower molars with accessory cuspules, and thick molar enamel.
Synonyms of premolar
Forms of premolar
| plural | premolars |
|---|---|
| alternative form | praemolar |
Origin of premolar
Clipping of premolar tooth, calque of Latin dens praemolaris. Equivalent to pre- + molar.
Words formed from premolar
Words that rhyme with premolar
34 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- cajoler
- circumpolar
- dipolar
- high roller
- homopolar
- lunisolar
- molar
- multipolar
- poler
- subsolar
- ambipolar
- antisolar
- arteriolar
- bolar
- bronchioalveolar
- bronchiolar
- comptroller
- condoler
- consoler
- droller
- enroller
- equimolar
- extoller
- grolar
- nonsolar
- osmolar
- parietoalveolar
- patroller
- petiolar
- pseudobipolar
- reroller
- subpolar
- transpolar
- vacuolar
Questions about premolar
- What does premolar mean?
- Premolar means a tooth located in front of the molars, especially the bicuspid tooth between the cuspids and molars in humans.
- What is premolar in Hindi?
- Premolar in Hindi is अग्रचर्वणक (agracarvaṇak). See Premolar meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is premolar?
- Premolar can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce premolar?
- Premolar is pronounced /ˈpriːmoʊlɚ/ (US).
- What is the plural of premolar?
- The plural of premolar is premolars.
Words near premolar in the dictionary
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