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Primary Teeth: The first set of teeth that humans get, lasting until the permanent teeth come in. Also referred to as deciduous teeth or baby teeth.

Permanent Teeth: The thirty-two adult teeth that replace the baby, or primary teeth. Also known as secondary teeth.

Primary Mortgage Market: The mortgage market in which loans are originated and consisting of lenders such as commercial banks, savings and loan associations and mutual savings banks.

Primary Offering: Direct/Sale of a firm's newly issued shares by the firm to investors.

Primary Meristems: The apical meristems on the shoot and root apices in plants that produce plant primary tissues.

Primary Personal Residence: The dwelling in which a taxpayer lives and occupies most of the time.

Primary Prevention: Activities geared to a sample of the general population to prevent child abuse and neglect from occurring. Also referred to as 'universal prevention.'

Primary Macronutrients: Elements that plants require in relatively large quantities: nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium.

Primary Growth: Cells produced by an apical meristem. The growth a plant by the actions of apical meristems on the shoot and root apices in producing plant primary tisues.

Primary Key: A set of one or more values in a database that uniquely identifies a record in a table.