Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Molar"
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) 1.7 (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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