What does molar mean?
Definitions for molar
ˈmoʊ lərmo·lar
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Princeton's WordNet
molar, grinderadjective
grinding tooth with a broad crown; located behind the premolars
molaradjective
of or pertaining to the grinding teeth in the back of a mammal's mouth
"molar teeth"
molaradjective
designating a solution containing one mole of solute per liter of solution
molaradjective
containing one mole of a substance
"molar weight"
molar(a)adjective
pertaining to large units of behavior
"such molar problems of personality as the ego functions"--R.R. Hunt
GCIDE
molaradjective
Of or pertaining to a mass of matter; -- said of the properties or motions of masses, as distinguished from those of molecules or atoms.
molaradjective
Being at a concentration having the designated number of moles (of solute) per liter of solvent; as, an 0.2 molar solution of sodium chloride in water is close to isotonic.
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molar
Molar refers to a unit of measurement in chemistry used to express the amount of a chemical substance. It is typically represented by the symbol "mol." It is defined as the amount of a substance that contains as many representative particles (atoms, molecules, ions, or electrons) as there are atoms in 12 grams of pure carbon-12. In dentistry, "molar" also refers to the large, flat teeth at the very back of the mouth that are primarily used for grinding and chewing food.
Webster Dictionary
Molaradjective
of or pertaining to a mass of matter; -- said of the properties or motions of masses, as distinguished from those of molecules or atoms
Molaradjective
having power to grind; grinding; as, the molar teeth; also, of or pertaining to the molar teeth
Molarnoun
any one of the teeth back of the incisors and canines. The molar which replace the deciduous or milk teeth are designated as premolars, and those which are not preceded by deciduous teeth are sometimes called true molars. See Tooth
Etymology: [L. moles mass.]
Wikidata
Molar
Molars are the most posterior and most complicated kind of tooth in most mammals. In many mammals they grind food; hence the Latin name mola, "millstone". In humans, the molars are four-cusped teeth.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Molar
mō′lar, adj. grinding, as a mill: used for grinding.—n. a grinding tooth: a back tooth. [L. molaris—mola, a mill—molĕre, to grind.]
Molar
mō′lar, adj. of or pertaining to a mass: acting on or by means of whole masses. [L. moles, a mass.]
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Molar
The most posterior teeth on either side of the jaw, totaling eight in the deciduous dentition (2 on each side, upper and lower), and usually 12 in the permanent dentition (three on each side, upper and lower). They are grinding teeth, having large crowns and broad chewing surfaces. (Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p821)
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
MOLAR
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Molar is ranked #125282 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Molar surname appeared 137 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Molar.
54.7% or 75 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
36.5% or 50 total occurrences were White.
6.5% or 9 total occurrences were Asian.
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romal
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of molar in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of molar in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of molar in a Sentence
There is a chain of assumptions the authors accept in order to confirm that this is a Denisovan fossil, the reality is that we can not know whether this single and badly preserved molar belonged indeed to a Denisovan, a hybrid or even an unknown hominin group. It might well be a Denisovan, and I would love it to be a Denisovan, because how cool would that be ? But more confident evidence is needed.
The reality is that we can not know whether this single and badly preserved molar belonged indeed to a Denisovan, a hybrid or even an unknown hominin group. It might well be a Denisovan, and I would love it to be a Denisovan, because how cool would that be ? But more confident evidence is needed.
Ours would look pretty much just like modern elephants if they were alive today although the Cuvieronius had spiral tusks, their legs might be a bit stubbier, but themain difference from elephants is in their molar teeth, reflectinga diet more based on browsing than that of modern elephants.
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- ضرسArabic
- queixal, molarCatalan, Valencian
- stolička, molárníCzech
- kindtandDanish
- BackenzahnGerman
- γομφίος, τραπεζίτηςGreek
- muela, molarSpanish
- poskihammas, molaarinenFinnish
- jaksil, jaksli, jakslur, jaksulFaroese
- molaireFrench
- matauniHausa
- zápfog, őrlőfogHungarian
- սեղանատամArmenian
- gerahamIndonesian
- jaxlIcelandic
- molareItalian
- 臼歯Japanese
- 어금니Korean
- molārs, dzeroklisLatvian
- niho pūrākau, niho pūMāori
- моларен, катникMacedonian
- geraham, gigi gerahamMalay
- kies, maaltandDutch
- trzonowiec, trzonowy, molowy, molarnyPolish
- măsea, molarRomanian
- коренной зуб, молярный, молярRussian
- stoličkaSlovak
- kindtandSwedish
- bagangTagalog
- răng hàmVietnamese
- cügatutik, cügatutVolapük
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