premolar

== English == === Alternative forms === praemolar (archaic) === Etymology === Clipping of premolar tooth, calque of Latin dens praemolaris. Equivalent to pre- +‎ molar. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpriːmoʊlɚ/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpriːməʊlə/, /ˈpriːməʊləɹ/ Rhymes: -əʊlə(ɹ) === Noun === premolar (plural premolars) A tooth located in front of the molars, especially the bicuspid tooth between the cuspids and molars in humans. ==== Synonyms ==== bicuspid ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === premolar (not comparable) Before a molar tooth, either in physical position or in its time of development; deciduous. === Anagrams === premoral == Norwegian Bokmål == === Noun === premolar m (definite singular premolaren, indefinite plural premolarer, definite plural premolarene) premolar == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Noun === premolar m (definite singular premolaren, indefinite plural premolarar, definite plural premolarane) premolar == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French prémolaire. === Noun === premolar m (plural premolari) premolar ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pɾemoˈlaɾ/ [pɾe.moˈlaɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: pre‧mo‧lar === Adjective === premolar m or f (masculine and feminine plural premolares) premolar === Further reading === “premolar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025