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molar.

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

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Meaning & usage

noun/məʊlə(ɹ)/UK/ˈmoʊlɚ/US/moːlaː(ɾ)/South-Asia
  1. A back tooth having a broad surface used for grinding one's food.

    Jamie had a molar removed as it was decaying.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *molh₂éh₂ Proto-Italic *molā Latin mola Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -āris Latin molārisder. Middle English molar English molar Inherited from Middle English molar, from Latin molāris (“millstone, molar”).

adj/məʊlə(ɹ)/UK/ˈmoʊlɚ/US/moːlaː(ɾ)/South-Asia
  1. Of or relating to the molar teeth, or to grinding.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *molh₂éh₂ Proto-Italic *molā Latin mola Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -āris Latin molārisder. Middle English molar English molar Inherited from Middle English molar, from Latin molāris (“millstone, molar”).

adj/məʊlə(ɹ)/UK/ˈmoʊlɚ/US/moːlaː(ɾ)/South-Asia
  1. Of, relating to, or being a solution containing one mole of solute per litre of solution.

    not-comparable
  2. Of or relating to a complete body of matter as distinct from its molecular or atomic constituents.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From mol(e) + -ar in the chemistry usage.

noun/məʊlə(ɹ)/UK/ˈmoʊlɚ/US/moːlaː(ɾ)/South-Asia
  1. A unit of concentration equal to one mole per litre.

Where this word comes from

From mol(e) + -ar in the chemistry usage.

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