Definitions for premolar
priˈmoʊ lərpre·mo·lar

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. premolar, bicuspidnoun

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. premolarnoun

   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)

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1. Premolar

   The premolars, also called premolar teeth, or bicuspids, are transitional teeth located between the canine and molar teeth. In humans, there are two premolars per quadrant in the permanent set of teeth, making eight premolars total in the mouth. They have at least two cusps. Premolars can be considered transitional teeth during chewing, or mastication. They have properties of both the canines, that lie anterior and molars that lie posterior, and so food can be transferred from the canines to the premolars and finally to the molars for grinding, instead of directly from the canines to the molars.

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1. premolar

   A premolar is a type of tooth found in mammals, located between the canine and molar teeth. These teeth usually have a flat surface with various cusps used for grinding and crushing food. In humans, there are two premolars per quadrant in the permanent set of teeth, making a total of eight premolars in the mouth. They are also referred to as bicuspids.

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1. Premolaradjective

   situated in front of the molar teeth

2. Premolarnoun

   an anterior molar tooth which has replaced a deciduous molar. See Tooth

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1. Premolar

   The premolar teeth are transitional teeth located between the canine and molar teeth. In humans, there are two premolars per quadrant, making eight premolars total in the mouth. They have at least two cusps. Premolars can be considered as a 'transitional tooth' during chewing, or mastication. It has properties of both the anterior canines and posterior molars, and so food can be transferred from the canines to the premolars and finally to the molars for grinding, instead of directly from the canines to the molars. The premolars in humans are the maxillary first premolar, maxillary second premolar, mandibular first premolar, and the mandibular second premolar. There is always one large buccal cusp, especially so in the mandibular first premolar. The lower second premolar almost always presents with two lingual cusps. Molar teeth by definition are permanent teeth distal to the canines, preceded by deciduous premolars. In primitive placental mammals there are four premolars per quadrant. The most mesial two have been lost in Catarrhines. Paleontologists refer to human premolars as Pm3 and Pm4.

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1. Premolar

   prē-mō′lar, adj. before a molar, in place or time, deciduous.—n. a milk-molar.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of premolar in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

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   The numerical value of premolar in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=premolar
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Premolar
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Premolar
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/premolar
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=premolar
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=premolar