Molar

['məʊlə] or ['molɚ]

Definition

(noun.) grinding tooth with a broad crown; located behind the premolars.

(adj.) containing one mole of a substance; 'molar weight' .

(adj.) designating a solution containing one mole of solute per liter of solution .

(adj.) of or pertaining to the grinding teeth in the back of a mammal's mouth; 'molar teeth' .

(adj.) pertaining to large units of behavior; 'such molar problems of personality as the ego functions'--R.R. Hunt .

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Definition

(a.) Of or pertaining to a mass of matter; -- said of the properties or motions of masses, as distinguished from those of molecules or atoms.

(a.) Having power to grind; grinding; as, the molar teeth; also, of or pertaining to the molar teeth.

(n.) Any one of the teeth back of the incisors and canines. The molar which replace the deciduous or milk teeth are designated as premolars, and those which are not preceded by deciduous teeth are sometimes called true molars. See Tooth.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Grinder, grinding tooth, molar tooth, double tooth.

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Definition

adj. grinding as a mill: used for grinding.—n. a grinding tooth: a back tooth.

adj. of or pertaining to a mass: acting on or by means of whole masses.

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