pɪd adjective
1.
Also, bi·cus·pi·date. having or terminating in two cusps or points, as certain teeth.
noun
2.
premolar ( def 4 ).
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bicuspid or bicuspidate (baɪˈkʌspɪd, baɪˈkʌspɪˌdeɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | having or terminating in two cusps or points |
| —n | |
| 2. | a bicuspid tooth; premolar |
| bicuspidate or bicuspidate | |
| —adj | |
| —n | |
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Bicuspid
is always a great word to know.
So is molar. Does it mean:
| the small, fleshy, conical body projecting downward from the middle of the soft palate. |
| a tooth having a broad biting surface adapted for grinding, being one of twelve in humans, with three on each side of the upper and lower jaws. |
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Word Origin & History
bicuspid
1826 (adj.) "having two parts," from bi- + L. cuspidem "cusp, point."As a noun, short for bicuspid molar, attested from 1837.
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Medical Dictionary
bicuspid bi·cus·pid (bī-kŭs'pĭd)
adj.
Having two points or cusps. n.
See premolar.
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Science Dictionary
bicuspid  (bī-kŭs'pĭd) Pronunciation Key
Adjective Having two points or cusps. Noun A bicuspid tooth, especially a premolar. |
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