Etymology

multimolar

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Today it means: Describing a concentration of a solution that is some multiple of molar Full definition →

English molar ← Middle English molar ← Latin molāris
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  1. Proto-Italic*moltos
  2. Latinmultus
  3. Latinmultī
  4. Middle Englishmulti-
  5. Englishmulti-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*melh₂-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*molh₂éh₂
  8. Proto-Italic*molā
  9. Latinmola
  10. Latinmolāris
  11. Middle Englishmolar
  12. Englishmolar
  13. English todaymultimolar

From multi- + molar.

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