molar
nounUK /məʊlə(ɹ)/ · US /ˈmoʊlɚ/
Etymology From Middle English molar, from Latin molāris (“millstone, molar”).
1A back tooth having a broad surface used for grinding one's food.
- Jamie had a molar removed as it was decaying.
- Derived terms
- distomolar, Fournier's molar, intermolar, macromolar, molariform, molarisation, molarization, molarize, molarlike, molar masher, molar tooth, Moon's molar, mulberry molar, nonmolar, premolar, retromolar
molar
adjEtymology From Middle English molar, from Latin molāris (“millstone, molar”).
1Of or relating to the molar teeth, or to grinding.
molar
adjEtymology From mol(e) + -ar in the chemistry usage.
1Chemistry, Natural sciences, Physical sciences Of, relating to, or being a solution containing one mole of solute per litre of solution.
2Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics Of or relating to a complete body of matter as distinct from its molecular or atomic constituents.
- Derived terms
- attomolar, equimolar, femtomolar, isomolar, micromolar, millimolar, molar concentration, molar heat capacity, molarity, molar mass, molar solution, molar volume, multimolar, nanomolar, nonmolar, osmolarity, picomolar, submolar, unimolar, zeptomolar
molar
nounEtymology From mol(e) + -ar in the chemistry usage.
1Chemistry, Natural sciences, Physical sciences A unit of concentration equal to one mole per litre.