Meanings
molar1
nounmolar (plural molars)
plural molars
- A back tooth having a broad surface used for grinding one's food.
Jamie had a molar removed as it was decaying.
Synonyms: cheektooth, grinder, wangtooth
adjectivemolar (not comparable)
- not comparableOf or relating to the molar teeth, or to grinding.
molar2
adjectivemolar (not comparable)
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA back tooth having a broad surface used for grinding one's food.
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adjectivepertaining to large units of behavior
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Origin
molar · noun, adjective
- Proto-Indo-European*melh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*molh₂éh₂
- Proto-Italic*molā
- Latinmola
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Latinmolāris
- Middle Englishmolar
- Englishmolar
Inherited from Middle English molar, from Latin molāris (“millstone, molar”).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans kiestand
- kiestandback tooth
Ancient Greek γομφίος
- γομφίος (gomphíos)back tooth
Arabic ضِرْس
- ضِرْس (ḍirs)back tooth
Bulgarian кътник, кътен
- кътник (kătnik)back tooth
- кътен (kăten)of or relating to the molar teeth
- моларен (molaren)containing one mole of solute per litre of solution
- мол (mol)unit of concentration
Catalan queixal, molar
- queixalback tooth
- molarback tooth
- molarof or relating to the molar teeth
- molarcontaining one mole of solute per litre of solution
Chinese Mandarin 臼齒 /臼齿
- 臼齒 /臼齿 (jiùchǐ)back tooth
Czech stolička, molární
- stoličkaback tooth
- molárnícontaining one mole of solute per litre of solution
- molárnírelating to a complete body of matter
Danish kindtand, molar
- kindtandback tooth
- molarunit of concentration
Dutch kies, maaltand
- kiesback tooth
- maaltandback tooth
Esperanto molaro
- molaroback tooth
Estonian purihammas
- purihammasback tooth
Finnish poskihammas, poskihammas-
- poskihammasback tooth
- poskihammas-of or relating to the molar teeth
- molaarinencontaining one mole of solute per litre of solution
French molaire, molaire
- molaireback tooth
- molaireof or relating to the molar teeth
German Backenzahn, molar
- Backenzahnback tooth
- molarcontaining one mole of solute per litre of solution
Greek γομφίος, τραπεζίτης
- γομφίος (gomfíos)back tooth
- τραπεζίτης (trapezítis)back tooth
Hebrew טוֹחֶנֶת
- טוֹחֶנֶת (toẖénet)back tooth
Hindi दाढ़, चर्वणक
- दाढ़ (dāṛh)back tooth
- चर्वणक (carvaṇak)back tooth
Hungarian zápfog, őrlőfog
- zápfogback tooth
- őrlőfogback tooth
Icelandic jaxl
- jaxlback tooth
Indonesian geraham, geraman
- gerahamback tooth
- geramanback tooth
Italian dente molare, molare
- dente molareback tooth
- molareback tooth
Japanese 臼歯
- 臼歯 (kyūshi)back tooth
Korean 어금니
- 어금니 (eogeumni)back tooth
Latvian dzeroklis, molārs
- dzeroklisback tooth
- molārscontaining one mole of solute per litre of solution
Lithuanian krūminis
- krūminisof or relating to the molar teeth
Malay geraham, gigi geraham
- gerahamback tooth
- gigi gerahamback tooth
Māori niho pū, niho pūrākau
- niho pūback tooth
- niho pūrākauback tooth
- niho kauoroback tooth
- niho kōhariback tooth
Norwegian Bokmål jeksel
- jekselback tooth
Persian آسیا, دندان آسیاب
- آسیا (âsiyâ)back tooth
- دندان آسیاب (dandân e âsyâb)back tooth
- دندان کرسی (dandân e korsi)back tooth
- آسیا (âsya)of or relating to the molar teeth
- آسیاب (âsyâb)of or relating to the molar teeth
Polish trzonowiec, trzonowy
- trzonowiecback tooth
- trzonowyof or relating to the molar teeth
- molowycontaining one mole of solute per litre of solution
- molarnycontaining one mole of solute per litre of solution
Portuguese dente molar, molar
- dente molarback tooth
- molarback tooth
- molarof or relating to the molar teeth
- molarcontaining one mole of solute per litre of solution
Romanian măsea, molar
- măseaback tooth
- molarback tooth
Russian коренно́й зуб, моля́р
- коренно́й зуб (korennój zub)back tooth
- моля́р (moljár)back tooth
- моля́рный (moljárnyj)containing one mole of solute per litre of solution
- моля́рный (moljárnyj)relating to a complete body of matter
Slovak stolička, molárny
- stoličkaback tooth
- molárnycontaining one mole of solute per litre of solution
Spanish diente molar, molar
- diente molarback tooth
- molarback tooth
- muelaback tooth
- molarof or relating to the molar teeth
Swedish kindtand, enmolarig
- kindtandback tooth
- enmolarigcontaining one mole of solute per litre of solution
- molarunit of concentration
Tagalog bagang
- bagangback tooth
Tamil கடைவாய்ப்பல்
- கடைவாய்ப்பல் (kaṭaivāyppal)back tooth
Thai กราม, ฟันกราม
- กราม (graam)back tooth
- ฟันกราม (fan-graam)back tooth
- โมลาร์ (moo-lâa)containing one mole of solute per litre of solution
- โมลาร์ (moo-lâa)unit of concentration
Turkish azı dişi
- azı dişiback tooth
Ukrainian моля́р, молярний
- моля́р (moljár)back tooth
- молярний (moljarnyj)containing one mole of solute per litre of solution
Vietnamese răng hàm
- răng hàmback tooth
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with molar
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Cite this entry
APA
molar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/molar
MLA
“molar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/molar. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “molar,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/molar.
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