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molar1 definition

mo·lar (mō′lər)

adjective

  1. used for or capable of grinding
  2. designating or of a tooth or teeth adapted for grinding

Etymology: L molaris, a mill < mola, millstone: see mill

noun

a molar tooth: in humans there are usually twelve permanent molars, three on each side of each jaw behind the bicuspids
molar2 definition

mo·lar (mō′lər)

adjective

  1. Etymology: mol(e) + -ar

    Chem. relating to the mole, or gram-molecular weight; specif., designating a solution containing one mole of solute per liter of solution

  2. Etymology: < L moles, mass (see mole) + -ar

    Physics of a body (of matter) as a whole

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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