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Meaning of molar

mo•lar

Pronunciation: (mō'lur), [key]
— n.
  1. Also calleda tooth having a broad biting surface adapted for grinding, being one of twelve in humans, with three on each side of the upper and lower jaws. See illus. under
—adj.
  1. adapted for grinding, as teeth.
  2. pertaining to such teeth.

mo•lar

Pronunciation: (mō'lur), [key]
— adj.
  1. pertaining to a body of matter as a whole, as contrasted with molecular and atomic.

mo•lar

Pronunciation: (mō'lur), [key]
— adj. Chem.
  1. pertaining to a solution containing one mole of solute per liter of solution.
  2. noting or pertaining to gram-molecular weight.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also:
molality molar heat capacity