premolar

The lower premolar is tricuspidate and the first and second molars are quadritubercular with a broad cingulum.
Speciation in the Kangaroo Rat, Dipodomys ordii|Henry W. Setzer
We have examined the specimen (70228 BS), which retains the upper deciduous premolar.
Comments on the Taxonomy and Geographic Distribution of Some North American Rodents|E. Raymond Hall
The New World monkeys, on the other hand, have an additional premolar in each half-jaw, or thirty-six teeth altogether.
The Riddle of the Universe at the close of the nineteenth century|Ernst Haeckel
The third premolar is very large, and agrees with its upper one, excepting the lobule on the inner border.
Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon|Robert A. Sterndale

In the Cebidae there is an extra premolar in each jaw bringing the number up to 36.
The Vertebrate Skeleton|Sidney H. Reynolds

British Dictionary definitions for premolar

premolar

/ (priːˈməʊlə) /

adjective

situated before a molar tooth

noun

any one of eight bicuspid teeth in the human adult, two situated on each side of both jaws between the first molar and the canine

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Medical definitions for premolar

premolar

[ prē-mō′lər ]

Any of eight bicuspid teeth located in pairs on each side of the upper and lower jaws behind the canines and in front of the molars.bicuspid

Scientific definitions for premolar

premolar

[ prē-mō′lər ]

Any of eight bicuspid teeth in mammals, arranged in pairs on both sides of the upper and lower jaws between the canines and molars. Premolars are used to tear and grind food.

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