Molar : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Molar	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
molar adj of or pertaining to the grinding teeth in the back of a mammal's mouth; "molar teeth" designating a solution containing one mole of solute per liter of solution containing one mole of a substance; "molar weight" pertaining to large units of behavior; "such molar problems of personality as the ego functions"--R.R. Hunt Antonym(s): molecular(a) n grinding tooth with a broad crown; located behind the premolars Synonym(s): molar, grinder
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 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}.