The difference between Premolar and Tooth
When used as nouns, premolar means a tooth situated in front of the molar teeth, whereas tooth means a hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating.
Premolar is also adjective with the meaning: before a molar tooth, either in physical position or in its time of development.
Tooth is also verb with the meaning: to provide or furnish with teeth.
check bellow for the other definitions of Premolar and Tooth
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Premolar as a noun:
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)
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Premolar as an adjective:
Before a molar tooth, either in physical position or in its time of development; deciduous.
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Tooth as a noun:
A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating.
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Tooth as a noun:
A sharp projection on the blade of a saw or similar implement.
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Tooth as a noun:
A projection on the edge of a gear that meshes with similar projections on adjacent gears, or on the circumference of a cog that engages with a chain.
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Tooth as a noun (zoology):
A projection or point in other parts of the body resembling the tooth of a vertebrate animal.
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Tooth as a noun (botany):
A pointed projection from the margin of a leaf.
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Tooth as a noun (animation):
The rough surface of some kinds of cel or other films that allows better adhesion of artwork.
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Tooth as a noun (figurative):
liking, fondness, appetite, taste, palate (compare toothsome)
Examples:
"I have a sweet tooth: I love sugary treats."
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Tooth as a noun (algebraic geometry):
An irreducible component of a comb that intersects the handle in exactly one point, that point being distinct from the unique point of intersection for any other tooth of the comb.
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Tooth as a verb:
To provide or furnish with teeth.
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Tooth as a verb:
To indent; to jag.
Examples:
"to tooth a saw"
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Tooth as a verb:
To lock into each other, like gear wheels.