molar

English

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈmoʊlɚ/
  • Rhymes: -əʊlə(r)

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Middle French molaire, from Latin molāris meaning grinding as a millstone (mola).

Noun

molar (plural molars)

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

molar (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to the molar teeth, or to grinding.
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Etymology 2

From mol(e) +‎ -ar in the chemistry usage.

Adjective

molar (not comparable)

  1. (chemistry) Of, relating to, or being a solution containing one mole of solute per litre of solution.
  2. (physics) Of or relating to a complete body of matter as distinct from its molecular or atomic constituents.
Derived terms
Translations
relating to a complete body of matter
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Noun

molar (plural molars)

  1. (chemistry) unit of concentration equal to one mole per litre
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German

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -aːɐ̯

Adjective

molar (not comparable)

  1. (chemistry) molar

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Latin

Verb

molar

  1. first-person singular future passive indicative of molō

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /moˈlaɾ/

Etymology 1

From Latin molāris.

Adjective

molar (plural molares)

  1. molar
    Synonym: muela

Etymology 2

From Caló.

Verb

molar (first-person singular present molo, first-person singular preterite molé, past participle molado)

  1. (colloquial, intransitive, Spain) to rule, to rock (be pleasing)
    Synonym: gustar
    Mola un montón.
    That's great.
Conjugation
        Conjugation of molar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)edit data
    infinitive molar
    gerund molando
    past participle masculine feminine
    singular molado molada
    plural molados moladas
    singular plural
    1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
    indicative yo tú
    vos    		 él/ella/ello
    usted    		 nosotros
    nosotras    		 vosotros
    vosotras    		 ellos/ellas
    ustedes
    present molo molastú
    molásvos    		 mola molamos moláis molan
    imperfect molaba molabas molaba molábamos molabais molaban
    preterite molé molaste moló molamos molasteis molaron
    future molaré molarás molará molaremos molaréis molarán
    conditional molaría molarías molaría molaríamos molaríais molarían
    subjunctive yo tú
    vos    		 él/ella/ello
    usted    		 nosotros
    nosotras    		 vosotros
    vosotras    		 ellos/ellas
    ustedes
    present mole molestú
    molésvos2    		 mole molemos moléis molen
    imperfect
    (ra)    		 molara molaras molara moláramos molarais molaran
    imperfect
    (se)    		 molase molases molase molásemos molaseis molasen
    future1 molare molares molare moláremos molareis molaren
    imperative — tú
    vos    		 usted nosotros
    nosotras    		 vosotros
    vosotras    		 ustedes
    affirmative molatú
    molávos    		 mole molemos molad molen
    negative no moles no mole no molemos no moléis no molen
    • 1 Mostly obsolete form, now mainly used in legal jargon.
    • 2 Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
    Derived terms
    • molón

    Further reading

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