molar

Relating to or having the characters of a uterine mole: as, molar pregnancy. See mole.

Pertaining to a mass or to a body as a whole; acting on or by means of large masses of matter; acting in the aggregate and not in detail; massive: ordinarily used in contrast to molecular.

Grinding, triturating, or crushing, as distinguished from cutting, piercing, or tearing, as a tooth.

Of or pertaining to a molar or molars: as, molar glands.

In entomology, of or pertaining to a mola: as, a molar space or area.

In anatomy, a grinding tooth or grinder; a back tooth; especially, a molar tooth which is not preceded by a milk-molar or milk-tooth: distinguished from premolar, canine, and incisor.

In ichthyology, a tooth which has a rounded or convex surface, as in sparoid fishes, or a flat surface, as in the Myliobatidæ.

In entomology, one of the thick internal processes with a grinding surface found on the mandibles of many insects, near the base.

Of or pertaining to a mass of matter; — said of the properties or motions of masses, as distinguished from those of molecules or atoms.

Being at a concentration having the designated number of moles (of solute) per liter of solvent.