premolar
noun
- human teeth
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈpriːmoʊlɚ/ / /ˈpriːməʊlə/ / /ˈpriːməʊləɹ/
adj
Etymology: Clipping of premolar tooth, calque of Latin dens praemolaris. Equivalent to pre- + molar.
- Before a molar tooth, either in physical position or in its time of development; deciduous.
noun
Etymology: Clipping of premolar tooth, calque of Latin dens praemolaris. Equivalent to pre- + molar.
- 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.”