molar


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
molar1 (also molar tooth)
noun a grinding tooth at the back of a mammal's mouth.
– origin ME: from L. molaris, from mola ‘millstone’.



Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
molar2
adjective acting on or by means of large masses or units.
– origin C19: from L. moles ‘mass’ + -ar1.



Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
molar3
adjective Chemistry relating to one mole of a substance.

■ (of a solution) containing one mole of solute per litre of solvent.

– derivatives
molarity noun.
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