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premolar en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈpriːmoʊlɚ/ (General-American)
  • /ˈpriːməʊləɹ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈpriːməʊlə/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Clipping of premolar tooth, calque of Latin dens praemolaris. Equivalent to pre- + molar.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Before a molar tooth, either in physical position or in its time of development; deciduous.

Forms

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praemolar alternative lexicographic

premolar en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈpriːmoʊlɚ/ (General-American)
  • /ˈpriːməʊləɹ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈpriːməʊlə/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Clipping of premolar tooth, calque of Latin dens praemolaris. Equivalent to pre- + molar.

Meanings

  1. 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:

Forms

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premolars Number=Plur lexicographic
praemolar alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

interpremolar · premolariform

Synonyms

bicuspid

Translations (39)

mi niho pūrākau (tooth) · ja 小臼歯 (tooth) · pt pré-molar (tooth) · ar ضَاحِك (tooth) · nb premolar (tooth) · th ฟันกรามน้อย (tooth) · ka მცირე ძირითადი კბილი (tooth) · it premolare (tooth) · tr ön azı dişi (tooth) · tr küçük azı dişi (tooth) · fr prémolaire (tooth) · el προγόμφιος (tooth) · eo premolaro (tooth) · ro premolar (tooth) · eo antaŭmolaro (tooth) · ru премоля́р (tooth) · he מַלְתָּעָה (tooth) · tl talubagang (tooth) · kmr diranê pêşkursî (tooth) · is forjaxl (tooth) · cs třenák (tooth) · sk črenový zub (tooth) · de Vormahlzahn (tooth) · fi välihammas (tooth) · ca premolar (tooth) · ar نَاجِذ (tooth) · nn premolar (tooth) · nn framjeksel (tooth) · es bicúspide (tooth) · ka პრემოლარი (tooth) · he קְדַם טוֹחֶנֶת (tooth) · fr bicuspide (tooth) · mi niho pū (tooth) · de Prämolar (tooth) · pl przedtrzonowiec (tooth) · cs třenový zub (tooth) · hi अग्रचर्वणक (tooth) · cmn 小臼齒 /小臼齿 (tooth) · is framjaxl (tooth)

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