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premolar

pre·mo·lar

UK/ˈpriːməʊlə/ US/ˈpriːmoʊlɚ/ uncommon

noun

1.

a tooth having two cusps or points; located between the incisors and the molars

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Origin

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

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