English Explanatory Dictionary

molar

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A back tooth having a broad surface used for grinding one's food.
adj
  1. Of or relating to the molar teeth, or to grinding.
adj
  1. Of, relating to, or being a solution containing one mole of solute per litre of solution.
  2. Of or relating to a complete body of matter as distinct from its molecular or atomic constituents.
noun
  1. A unit of concentration equal to one mole per litre.

Pronunciation

/məʊlə(ɹ)/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-molar.wav /ˈmoʊlɚ/ /moːlaː(ɾ)/

Word forms

molar molars

Etymology

From Middle English molar, from Latin molāris (“millstone, molar”).

Synonyms

cheektooth grinder wangtooth

Related words

molality

Derived words

nonmolar distomolar Fournier's molar intermolar macromolar molariform molarisation molarization molarize molarlike molar masher molar tooth Moon's molar mulberry molar premolar retromolar attomolar equimolar femtomolar isomolar micromolar millimolar molar concentration molar heat capacity molarity molar mass molar solution molar volume multimolar nanomolar osmolarity picomolar submolar unimolar zeptomolar
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