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molar

/ˈmoʊlɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.99 in modern English

Syllables
mo-lar
IPA
/ˈmoʊlɚ/
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A back tooth having a broad surface used for grinding one's food.

adj

Of or relating to the molar teeth, or to grinding.

adj

Of, relating to, or being a solution containing one mole of solute per litre of solution.

adj

Of or relating to a complete body of matter as distinct from its molecular or atomic constituents.

noun

A unit of concentration equal to one mole per litre.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *molh₂éh₂ Proto-Italic *molā Latin mola Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -āris Latin molārisder. Middle English molar English molar Inherited from Middle English molar, from Latin molāris (“millstone, molar”).

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈmoʊlɚ/
  • British English: /məʊlə(ɹ)/

Inflected Forms

molars (plural)

Derived Forms

distomolar intermolar macromolar molariform molarisation molarization molarize molarlike nonmolar premolar retromolar attomolar

Phrases

Fournier's molar molar masher molar tooth Moon's molar mulberry molar molar concentration molar heat capacity molar mass

Frequently Paired Words

molality

Synonyms

cheektooth grinder wangtooth

Rhymes With

solar controller roller high roller polar bipolar bowler stroller comptroller alveolar circumpolar unipolar

Questions

How do you pronounce molar?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmoʊlɚ/.
What does molar mean?
A back tooth having a broad surface used for grinding one's food.
Where does molar come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *molh₂éh₂ Proto-Italic *molā Latin mola Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -āris Latin molārisder. Middle English molar English molar Inherited from Middle English molar, from Latin molāris (“millstone, molar”).

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