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premolar

noun
/ˈpriːmoʊlɚ/

Etymology

Clipping of premolar tooth, calque of Latin dens praemolaris. Equivalent to pre- + molar.

  1. derived from dens

Definitions

  1. A tooth located in front of the molars, especially the bicuspid tooth between the cuspids…

    A tooth located in front of the molars, especially the bicuspid tooth between the cuspids and molars in humans.

    • He opened and let out a hogo of medicinal rum and beer. The bad tooth was a premolar.

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

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

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at premolar. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at premolar. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

5 hops · closes at premolar

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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