molar Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun grinding tooth with a broad crown; located behind the premolars
    grinder.
  2. adjective of or pertaining to the grinding teeth in the back of a mammal's mouth
    • molar teeth
  3. adjective designating a solution containing one mole of solute per liter of solution
  4. adjective containing one mole of a substance
    • molar weight
  5. adjective pertaining to large units of behavior
    • such molar problems of personality as the ego functions"--R.R. Hunt

WordNet

Mo"lar adjective
Etymology
L. moles mass.
Definitions
  1. (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.
Mo"lar adjective
Etymology
L. molaris, fr. mola mill, fr. molere to grind in a mill. See Mill the machine.
Definitions
  1. Having power to grind; grinding; as, the molar teeth; also, of or pertaining to the molar teeth. Bacon.
Mo"lar noun
Definitions
  1. (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.

Webster 1913