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molar

noun
/məʊlə(ɹ)/UK/ˈmoʊlɚ/US/moːlaː(ɾ)/

Etymology

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

  1. derived from molāris — “millstone, molar”
  2. inherited from molar

Definitions

  1. A back tooth having a broad surface used for grinding one's food.

    • Jamie had a molar removed as it was decaying.

  2. Of or relating to the molar teeth, or to grinding.

  3. Of, relating to, or being a solution containing one mole of solute per litre of solution.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. Of or relating to a complete body of matter as distinct from its molecular or atomic…

      Of or relating to a complete body of matter as distinct from its molecular or atomic constituents.

    2. A unit of concentration equal to one mole per litre.

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Derived

nonmolar, 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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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA