molar

Plural: molars

Noun

• A large grinding tooth located at the back of the mouth.
• grinding tooth with a broad crown; located behind the premolars
• A back tooth having a broad surface used for grinding one's food.
• A unit of concentration equal to one mole per litre.

Adjective

• 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; --R.R. Hunt
  • "such molar problems of personality as the ego functions"

Adj

• Of or relating to the molar teeth, or to grinding.
• Of, relating to, or being a solution containing one mole of solute per litre of solution.
• Of or relating to a complete body of matter as distinct from its molecular or atomic constituents.

Examples

• He needed a molar to chew on the difficult Scrabble board position.
• Jamie had a molar removed as it was decaying.

Synonyms

grinder, cheektooth, wangtooth

Antonyms

molecular

Related Words

molality

Anagrams of molar