MOLAR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does molar mean? 

• MOLAR (noun)
  The noun MOLAR has 1 sense:

1. grinding tooth with a broad crown; located behind the premolars

  Familiarity information: MOLAR used as a noun is very rare.

• MOLAR (adjective)
  The adjective MOLAR has 4 senses:

1. of or pertaining to the grinding teeth in the back of a mammal's mouth

2. designating a solution containing one mole of solute per liter of solution

3. containing one mole of a substance

4. pertaining to large units of behavior

  Familiarity information: MOLAR used as an adjective is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MOLAR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Grinding tooth with a broad crown; located behind the premolars

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

grinder; molar

Hypernyms ("molar" is a kind of...):

tooth (hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "molar"):

wisdom tooth (any of the last 4 teeth on each side of the upper and lower jaw; the last of the permanent teeth to erupt (between ages 16 and 21))

Derivation:

molar (of or pertaining to the grinding teeth in the back of a mammal's mouth)

• MOLAR (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or pertaining to the grinding teeth in the back of a mammal's mouth

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

molar teeth

Pertainym:

molar (grinding tooth with a broad crown; located behind the premolars)

Derivation:

molar (grinding tooth with a broad crown; located behind the premolars)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Designating a solution containing one mole of solute per liter of solution

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

mole (the molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; the basic unit of amount of substance adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites)

Derivation:

molarity (concentration measured by the number of moles of solute per liter of solution)

mole (the molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; the basic unit of amount of substance adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Containing one mole of a substance

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

molar weight

Pertainym:

mole (the molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; the basic unit of amount of substance adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites)

Derivation:

molarity (concentration measured by the number of moles of solute per liter of solution)

mole (the molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; the basic unit of amount of substance adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Pertaining to large units of behavior

Context example:

such molar problems of personality as the ego functions

Domain category:

psychological science; psychology (the science of mental life)

Antonym:

molecular (relating to simple or elementary organization)

 Context examples 

Deferiprone binds to iron in a 3:1 (ligand:iron) molar ratio.

(Deferiprone, NCI Thesaurus)

It is calculated either for 32 permanent teeth, or for 28 teeth (excluding the third molars).

(Decayed, Missing, and Filled Teeth Index, NCI Thesaurus)

A small dose of low-power laser light activated dental stem cells in rat molars to generate dentin, one of the major components of teeth.

(Laser Therapy Prompts Regeneration in Teeth, NIH)

A unit of mass commonly used to express the molar mass of a substance in gram(s) per mole.

(Gram per Mole, NCI Thesaurus)

A dimensionless value that refers to the molar concentrations of chemical reactants and products under standard conditions.

(K Prime, NCI Thesaurus)

A liposomal formulation containing a fixed combination of the antineoplastic agents cytarabine and daunorubicin in a 5:1 molar ratio.

(Liposomal Cytarabine-Daunorubicin CPX-351, NCI Thesaurus)

DOTAP:cholesterol liposome is composed of cationic lipid dioleoyl-trimethylammonium propane (DOTAP) and cholesterol at molar ratio of 1:1.

(C-VISA BikDD:Liposome, NCI Thesaurus)

Its molar chromosomes derive entirely from the paternal origin.

(Complete Hydatidiform Mole, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

The biting surfaces of the premolar and molar teeth.

(Occlusal Surface, NCI Thesaurus)

Molar pregnancy is the most common type of gestational trophoblastic tumor.

(Molar pregnancy, NCI Dictionary)