PREMOLAR

premolar, bicuspid

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

premolar (plural premolars)

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)

Synonyms

• (a tooth): bicuspid

Adjective

premolar (not comparable)

Before a molar tooth, either in physical position or in its time of development; deciduous.

Anagrams

• premoral

Source: Wiktionary


Pre*mo"lar, a. (Anat.)

Definition: Situated in front of the molar teeth. --n.

Definition: An anterior molar tooth which has replaced a deciduous molar. See Tooth.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

3 May 2025

DESIRABLE

(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.

coffee icon