Definition of Premolar

1. Noun. A tooth having two cusps or points; located between the incisors and the molars.

Exact synonyms: Bicuspid
Generic synonyms: Tooth
Derivative terms: Bicuspid

Definition of Premolar

1. a. Situated in front of the molar teeth.

Definition of Premolar

1. Noun. A tooth situated in front of the molar teeth; especially a tooth in humans with two cusps which is between the canines and the molars (latin: ''singular'' '''dens premolaris''', ''plural'' '''dentes premolares''')(jump a tooth s) ¹

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Definition of Premolar

1. a tooth [n -S] - See also: tooth

Lexicographical Neighbors of Premolar

premixture
premixtures
premières danseuses
premodern
premodification
premodified
premodifier
premodifiers
premodifies
premodify
premodifying
premoisten
premoistened
premoistening
premoistens
premolar (current term)
premolars
premold
premolded
premolding
premolds
premolt
premonish
premonished
premonishes
premonishing
premonishment
premonition
premonitions
premonitor

Literary usage of Premolar

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for by American Philosophical Society (1887)
"The successional reduction in the numbers of premolar teeth in the family of the ... premolar teeth f. Fourth inferior premolar triangular Camelus Linn. ..."

2. Dental Anatomy by Martin Dewey (1916)
"Lingual surface of the upper right first premolar . . 104 39. Mesial surface of the upper ... Buccal surface of the lower right first premolar . . 118 44. ..."

3. The Scientific Memoirs of Thomas Henry Huxley by Thomas Henry Huxley, Michael Foster (1899)
"contained the premolar in place and the socket of the succeeding molar, with one fang in place. Fortunately among the detached teeth, I found the crown and ..."

4. The Scientific Memoirs of Thomas Henry Huxley by Thomas Henry Huxley, Michael Foster (1899)
"contained the premolar in place and the socket of the succeeding molar, with one fang in place. Fortunately among the detached teeth, I found the crown and ..."

5. Annual Report (1873)
"The canine and first premolar are especially stout, and separa ted by a very ... Could it be supposed that the second premolar is abnormally absent from the ..."

6. The Scientific Memoirs of Thomas Henry Huxley by Thomas Henry Huxley (1899)
"[Plate 38] fig I.), contained the premolar in place and the socket of the succeeding molar, with one fang in place. Fortunately among the detached teeth, ..."

7. The Journal of Anatomy and Physiology by Anatomical Society of Great Britain and Ireland (1902)
"THE anomaly in the nature of the tooth-change in the posterior premolar region of many mammals is well known to all Comparative Anatomists. ..."

8. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1881)
"The fourth premolar has no anterior inner tubercle, so that the anterior ... The third premolar has a similar principal trenchant cusp, but a smaller heel. ..."

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