one of the large flat teeth at the back of the mouth or jaw used for grinding and chewing food.
The dentist said my lower molar needs a filling.
Chew slowly using both molars to avoid stomach pain.
✦ From Late Latin mōlāris, from Latin mola (“millstone”), referring to its grinding function like a millstone.
of, relating to, or denoting the molar teeth.
The molar area was swollen after the injury.
Molar surfaces need extra flossing attention.
✦ Same origin as the noun sense, from Late Latin mōlāris (“of a millstone”).
(of a solution) containing one mole of a substance per liter of solution.
Prepare a one molar solution by dissolving the salt.
The experiment requires 2 molar HCl carefully.
✦ English formation: mole (“chemical unit”) + -ar (formative suffix denoting 'per' or pertaining to).
