MOLAR
What does "MOLAR" mean?
A large flat-topped tooth at the back of the mouth used for grinding food.
Meanings
- One of the broad back teeth adapted for crushing and grinding. The dentist found a small cavity in her lower left molar.
- In chemistry, relating to one mole of a substance, or to concentration in moles per liter. They prepared a one-molar solution of sodium chloride. technical
- Relating to mass, as distinct from molecular detail. Molar mass is the mass of one mole of a compound. technical
Did you know?
- Your molars are literally named after millstones: Latin 'mola' meant the round grinding stone, and the back teeth do the same job to your food.
Word origin
The tooth sense comes from Latin 'molaris', 'grinding tooth', from 'mola', a millstone. The chemistry sense derives separately from 'mole', the chemist's unit, coined from German 'Molekül'.
Remember it
A MOLAR is a MILL in your mouth - both share the Latin 'mola', the grinding stone.
A little poem
Far at the back, the patient stones
turn wheat and apple into self -
a quiet mill that grinds on bone.
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Wordplay
- Why is the chemistry student's favorite tooth the molar? It always knows the right concentration.
What it teaches
The unglamorous parts at the back do the grinding that keeps the whole front running.
Quick facts
What does MOLAR mean?
A large flat-topped tooth at the back of the mouth used for grinding food.
Is MOLAR a valid word?
Yes — MOLAR is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is MOLAR?
MOLAR has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does MOLAR come from?
The tooth sense comes from Latin 'molaris', 'grinding tooth', from 'mola', a millstone. The chemistry sense derives separately from 'mole', the chemist's unit, coined from German 'Molekül'.
What can MOLAR teach us?
The unglamorous parts at the back do the grinding that keeps the whole front running.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.