Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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.
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}.
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.
Source : WordNet®
molar
n : grinding tooth with a broad crown; located behind the
premolars [syn: {grinder}]
molar
adj 1: designating a solution containing 1 mole of solute per 1000
grams of solvent [syn: {molal}]
2: of or pertaining to molar teeth; "molar weight"
3: containing one mole of a substance; "molar weight"
4: pertaining to large units of behavior; "such molar problems
of personality as the ego functions"--R.R. Hunt [syn: {molar(a)}]
[ant: {molecular(a)}]