molar
noun[C]
anatomyspecializeduk/ˈməʊ.lər/us/ˈmoʊ.lɚ/one of thelargeteethat the back of themouthinhumansand some otheranimalsused forcrushingandchewingfood:
臼齿,磨牙I was having somepainin myupperrightmolar.
Dentalsealantcan bepaintedon the molars andpremolarstopreventtoothdecay.
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caninenoun(TOOTH)
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- The molars weredecayedto thegums.
- At thistimethe fouradultfrontteethand theadultfirst molars have usuallyerupted.
- Replacingmissingmolars withfalseteethmay have acosmeticbenefitbut there is nohealthgain.
The teeth
- baby tooth
- buck-toothed
- canine
- chopper
- coronal
- dentine
- denture
- enamel
- eruption
- eyetooth
- false teeth
- fang
- incisor
- pearly whites
- periodontal
- premolar
- prognathism
- pulp cavity
- rictus
- toothless
molar
adjective
chemistryspecializeduk/ˈməʊ.lər/us/ˈmoʊ.lɚ/(of aliquid)containingonemoleof asubstancedissolvedin eachlitreofliquid:
Asolutionwith aconcentrationof 1 mol/L is said to be 1 molar.
A 0.1 molarsolutionofbakingsodahas a pH of around 8.3.
- A molarsolutionisdefinedas anaqueoussolutionthatcontains1mole(gram-molecularweight) of acompounddissolvedin 1litreof asolution.
- For a 1/6 molarsolutionofsodiumthiosulfate, use 4.14 g ofsodiumthiosulfateper100 ml ofsterilewater.
Miscellaneous units of measurement
- acre
- acreage
- caloric
- curie
- dioptre
- farad
- fathom
- firkin
- flashpoint
- hectare
- Hz
- joule
- MHz
- newton
- radian
- refractive index
- Scoville scale
- sievert
- torr
- watt