molar.
A back tooth having a broad surface used for grinding one's food.
Meaning & usage
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”).
Of or relating to the molar teeth, or to grinding.
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”).
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.
Where this word comes from
From mol(e) + -ar in the chemistry usage.
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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