PREMOLAR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does premolar mean? 

• PREMOLAR (noun)
  The noun PREMOLAR has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: PREMOLAR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PREMOLAR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

bicuspid; premolar

Hypernyms ("premolar" is a kind of...):

tooth (hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense)

 Context examples 

The biting surfaces of the premolar and molar teeth.

(Occlusal Surface, NCI Thesaurus)

A grinding tooth with a broad crown; located behind the premolars.

(Molar Tooth, NCI Thesaurus)

A single-cusped (pointed) and usually single-rooted tooth located between the incisors and premolars.

(Canine Tooth, NCI Thesaurus)

A branch of the maxillary artery that is found in the gingiva, premolars, and molars.

(Alveolar Artery, NCI Thesaurus)