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molar |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Molar \Mo"lar\, a. [L. molaris, fr mola mill, fr molere to grind in a mill. See {Mill} the machine.] Having power to grind; grinding; as the molar teeth; also of or pertaining to the molar teeth. --Bacon. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Molar \Mo"lar\, n. (Anat.) 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}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Molar \Mo"lar\, a. [L. moles mass.] (Mech.) Of or pertaining to a mass of matter; -- said of the properties or motions of masses, as distinguished from those of molecules or atoms. --Carpenter. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: molar adj 1: designating a solution containing 1 mole of solute per 1000 grams of solvent [syn: {molal}] 2: containing one mole of a substance; "molar weight" 3: (psychology) pertaining to large units of behavior; "such molar problems of personality as the ego functions" (R.R. Hunt) [syn: {molar(a)}] [ant: {molecular(a)}] n : grinding tooth with a broad crown; located behind the premolars [syn: {grinder}]
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