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- [moh-ler]
- /ˈmoʊ lər/
- /ˈməʊ.lər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [moh-ler]
- /ˈmoʊ lər/
Definitions of molar word
- noun molar Also called molar tooth. a 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. 1
- adjective molar pertaining to a solution containing one mole of solute per liter of solution. 1
- adjective molar noting or pertaining to gram-molecular weight. 1
- noun molar A grinding tooth at the back of a mammal's mouth. 1
- noun molar grinding tooth 1
- countable noun molar Your molars are the large, flat teeth towards the back of your mouth that you use for chewing food. 0
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Origin of molar
First appearance:
before 1535 One of the 29% oldest English words
1535-45; < Latin molāris grinder, short for (dēns) molāris grinding (tooth), equivalent to mol(a) millstone + -āris -ar1
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Parts of speech for Molar
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molar popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
molar usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for molar
noun molar
- ivory — the hard white substance, a variety of dentin, composing the main part of the tusks of the elephant, walrus, etc.
- snag — a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
- tush — tushie.
- tusk — (in certain animals) a tooth developed to great length, usually one of a pair, as in the elephant, walrus, and wild boar, but singly in the narwhal.
- premolar — situated in front of the molar teeth.
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