molar
1Also 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.
adapted for grinding, as teeth.
pertaining to such teeth.
Origin of molar
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Other definitions for molar (2 of 3)
Physics. pertaining to a body of matter as a whole, as contrasted with molecular and atomic.
Origin of molar
2Other definitions for molar (3 of 3)
pertaining to a solution containing one mole of solute per liter of solution.
noting or pertaining to gram-molecular weight.
Origin of molar
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How to use molar in a sentence
Miniconus jeanninae was distinguished by an unusual extra cusp on its molars.
Meet the cat-sized mammals that thrived after the dinosaurs died | Claire Maldarelli | August 18, 2021 | Popular-ScienceConacodon hettingeri is set apart from its close relatives by several features, including a comparatively short lobe on its last molar.
Meet the cat-sized mammals that thrived after the dinosaurs died | Claire Maldarelli | August 18, 2021 | Popular-ScienceThe mammoth DNA was extracted from three molars unearthed in the 1970s from permafrost in northeast Siberia.
The oldest animal DNA ever recovered reveals mammoths’ evolution | Erin Garcia de Jesus | February 17, 2021 | Science NewsThat’s how the team found the kitten’s unerupted molars, a clue that this cat was less than five months old.
See what these animal mummies are keeping under wraps | Helen Thompson | October 6, 2020 | Science News For StudentsThat’s how the team found the kitten’s unerupted molars, a clue that the animal was under five months old.
X-rays reveal what ancient animal mummies keep under wraps | Helen Thompson | August 20, 2020 | Science News
The weights themselves give us directly their gram-molecular or molar weights.
The Elements of Qualitative Chemical Analysis, vol. 1, parts 1 and 2. | Julius StieglitzFor the purpose of comparison the activity and the conductivity of molar hydrochloric acid are both represented by 100.
The Elements of Qualitative Chemical Analysis, vol. 1, parts 1 and 2. | Julius StieglitzThe concentrations are figurative, but may be taken to represent actual concentrations, such as 0.015 molar, etc.
The Elements of Qualitative Chemical Analysis, vol. 1, parts 1 and 2. | Julius StieglitzAll the bases were used in 0.025 molar concentration, and their degrees of ionization are given in the last column of the table.
The Elements of Qualitative Chemical Analysis, vol. 1, parts 1 and 2. | Julius StieglitzIn the following table180 are given the molar conductivities, (column 2), of acetic acid of varying concentrations, m (column 1).
The Elements of Qualitative Chemical Analysis, vol. 1, parts 1 and 2. | Julius Stieglitz
British Dictionary definitions for molar (1 of 2)
/ (ˈməʊlə) /
any of the 12 broad-faced grinding teeth in man
a corresponding tooth in other mammals
of, relating to, or designating any of these teeth
used for or capable of grinding
Origin of molar
1British Dictionary definitions for molar (2 of 2)
/ (ˈməʊlə) /
(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
Origin of molar
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Scientific definitions for molar (1 of 2)
[ mō′lər ]
Relating to a mole.
Containing one mole of solute per liter of solution.
Scientific definitions for molar (2 of 2)
[ mō′lər ]
Any of the teeth located toward the back of the jaws, having broad crowns for grinding food. Adult humans have 12 molars.
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