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molar
1[ moh-ler ]
noun
- Also called molar tooth. a tooth having a broad biting surface adapted for grinding, being one of twelve in humans, with three on each side of the upper and lower jaws.
adjective
- adapted for grinding, as teeth.
- pertaining to such teeth.
molar
2[ moh-ler ]
adjective
- Physics. pertaining to a body of matter as a whole, as contrasted with molecular and atomic.
molar
3[ moh-ler ]
adjective
- pertaining to a solution containing one mole of solute per liter of solution.
- noting or pertaining to gram-molecular weight.
molar
1/ ˈəʊə /
noun
- any of the 12 broad-faced grinding teeth in man
- a corresponding tooth in other mammals
adjective
- of, relating to, or designating any of these teeth
- used for or capable of grinding
molar
2/ ˈəʊə /
adjective
- (of a physical quantity) per unit amount of substance
molar volume
- (not recommended in technical usage) (of a solution) containing one mole of solute per litre of solution
molar
1- Any of the teeth located toward the back of the jaws, having broad crowns for grinding food. Adult humans have 12 molars.
molar
2- Relating to a mole.
- Containing one mole of solute per liter of solution.
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of molar1
Origin of molar2
Example Sentences
Resident zoo vet, Charlotte Bentley said the teeth that they operated on were "highly specialised and sharp molars".
In 1832, Darwin uncovered molar teeth belonging to Toxodon, and the following year he discovered a skull belonging to the creature in Uruguay.
Like Idaho, Tennessee bans abortions at all stages of pregnancy but there are exemptions in cases of molar pregnancies, ectopic pregnancies, and to remove a miscarriage or to save the life of the mother.
Simply put, with this model, periodontal disease is artificially induced by ligating silk threads onto the molars of mice models, which induces plaque accumulation.
In a similar incident in 2006, a member of their research team was allegedly instructed to extract teeth and molars from a collection of skulls abroad and bring them back to the Netherlands.
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