Definition of MOLAR

molar

Meanings

Plural: molars

Noun

  • grinding tooth with a broad crown; located behind the premolars
  • A back tooth having a broad surface used for grinding one's food.
  • A unit of concentration equal to one mole per litre.

Adjective

  • of or pertaining to the grinding teeth in the back of a mammal's mouth
    • "molar teeth"
  • designating a solution containing one mole of solute per liter of solution
  • containing one mole of a substance
    • "molar weight"
  • pertaining to large units of behavior; --R.R. Hunt
    • "such molar problems of personality as the ego functions"

Adj

  • Of or relating to the molar teeth, or to grinding.
  • Of, relating to, or being a solution containing one mole of solute per litre of solution.
  • Of or relating to a complete body of matter as distinct from its molecular or atomic constituents.

Origin / Etymology

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

Antonyms

molecular

Scrabble Score: 7

molar is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
molar is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
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Words With Friends Score: 9

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