distomolar

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noun

A supernumerary tooth located posterior to the third molar tooth

OriginEnglish molar ← Middle English molar ← Latin molāris →
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Meanings

noundistomolar (plural distomolars)

plural distomolars

  1. dentistryA supernumerary tooth located posterior to the third molar tooth

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  3. Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
  4. Proto-Italic*dis-
  5. Latindis-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*sth₂éh₁yeti
  8. Proto-Italic*staējō
  9. Proto-Italic*staēō
  10. Latinstō
  11. Latindistō
  12. Latindistāns
  13. Old Frenchdistant
  14. Middle Englishdistaunt
  15. Englishdistant
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  18. Englishdistalbf.
  19. Englishdisto-
  20. Proto-Indo-European*melh₂-
  21. Proto-Indo-European*molh₂éh₂
  22. Proto-Italic*molā
  23. Latinmola
  24. Latinmolāris
  25. Middle Englishmolar
  26. Englishmolar
  27. Englishdistomolar

From disto- + molar.

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APA

distomolar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/distomolar

MLA

“distomolar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/distomolar. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “distomolar,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/distomolar.

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