# molar
## English
### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /məʊlə(ɹ)/
** Audio (Southern England):(file)
* (US) IPA: /ˈmoʊlɚ/
* (Indic) IPA: /moːlaː(ɾ)/
* Rhymes: -əʊlə(ɹ)

### Etymology 1

From Middle English molar, from Latin molāris (“millstone, molar”).

#### Noun

molar (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

##### Derived terms

* molar masher
* molar tooth

##### Translations
#### Adjective

molar (not comparable)
* Of or relating to the molar teeth, or to grinding.

##### Translations
### Etymology 2

From mol(e) +‎ -ar in the chemistry usage.

#### Adjective

molar (not comparable)
* (chemistry) Of, relating to, or being a solution containing one mole of solute per litre of solution.
* (physics) Of or relating to a complete body of matter as distinct from its molecular or atomic constituents.

##### Derived terms

* molar concentration
* molar heat capacity
* molarity
* molar mass
* molar solution
* molar volume

##### Related terms

* molality

##### Translations

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#### Noun

molar (plural molars)
* (chemistry) A unit of concentration equal to one mole per litre.

##### Translations
### Anagrams

* Marlo, Moral, moral, romal

## Catalan
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [muˈlar]
* IPA: (Balearic) [moˈla]
* IPA: (Valencia) [moˈlaɾ]

#### Adjective

molar m or f (masculine and feminine plural molars)
* molar; that grinds

#### Noun

molar f (plural molars)
* molar (back tooth)

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [muˈlar]
* IPA: (Balearic) [moˈla]
* IPA: (Valencia) [moˈlaɾ]

#### Adjective

molar m or f (masculine and feminine plural molars)
* (chemistry) molar (containing one mole of solute per litre of solution)

##### Related terms

* mol

### Etymology 3

From mola (“coil of rope”) +‎ -ar.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [muˈla]
* IPA: (Balearic) [moˈla]
* IPA: (Valencia) [moˈlaɾ]

#### Verb

molar (first-person singular present molo, first-person singular preterite molí, past participle molat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /ɔ/
* (transitive) to coil (a rope)

##### Conjugation
### Etymology 4
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [muˈla]
* IPA: (Balearic) [moˈla]
* IPA: (Valencia) [moˈlaɾ]

#### Verb

molar (first-person singular present molo, first-person singular preterite molí, past participle molat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /ɔ/
* (dialectal) Alternative form of esmolar (“to sharpen”)

##### Conjugation
### Etymology 5

Borrowed from Spanish molar.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [muˈla]
* IPA: (Balearic) [moˈla]
* IPA: (Valencia) [moˈlaɾ]

#### Verb

molar (first-person singular present molo, first-person singular preterite molí, past participle molat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /o/
* (Castilianism, colloquial) to rule, rock

##### Conjugation
### Further reading

* “molar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “molar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “molar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
* “molar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

## Galician
### Etymology 1

Attested since the 14th century. Mol (“soft, tender”) +‎ -ar.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /moˈlaɾ/

#### Adjective

molar m or f (plural molares)
* soft, softer
    Synonym: mol

##### Derived terms

* castiñeiro molar
* ortiga molar
* óso molar
* toxo molar

##### Related terms

* mol

### Etymology 2

From mol +‎ -ar in the chemistry usage.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mɔˈlaɾ/

#### Noun

molar m (plural molares)
* (chemistry, physics) molar

### Etymology 3

Learned borrowing from Latin molaris.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mɔˈlaɾ/

#### Noun

molar m (plural molares)
* (anatomy) molar
    Synonym: moa

### References

* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “molar”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “molar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “molar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “molar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## German
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -aːɐ̯

### Adjective

molar (strong nominative masculine singular molarer, not comparable)
* (chemistry) molar

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “molar” in Duden online
* “molar” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

## Indonesian
### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /ˈmolar/ [ˈmo.lar]
* Rhymes: -olar
* Syllabification: mo‧lar

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Dutch molaar, from Latin molāris (“millstone, molar”).

#### Noun

molar (plural molar-molar)
* (dentistry, technical) Synonym of gigi geraham (“molar tooth/teeth”)

### Etymology 2

Internationalism, see English molar.

#### Adjective

molar
* (chemistry) molar, containing one mole of solute per litre of solution
* (physics) molar, relating to a complete body of matter

#### Noun

molar (plural molar-molar)
* (chemistry) molar}; a unit of concentration equal to one mole per litre

#### Related terms

* mol
* molaritas
* molekul
* molekuler

### Etymology 3

Related to the first and second etymologies.
This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

#### Noun

molar (plural molar-molar)
* (psychology) connecting a movement into one unit, for example swimming behavior
    Antonym: molekuler

### Further reading

* “molar” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Interlingua
### Adjective

molar (not comparable)
* molar (pertaining to the molar teeth)

### Noun

molar (plural molares)
* molar, molar tooth

## Latin
### Verb

molar
* first-person singular future passive indicative of molō

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Noun

molar m
* indefinite plural of mol
* indefinite plural of mole

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /moˈlaʁ/ [moˈlah]
* (Brazil) IPA: /moˈlaʁ/ [moˈlah]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /moˈlaɾ/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /moˈlaʁ/ [moˈlaχ]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /moˈlaɻ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /muˈlaɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /muˈlaɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /muˈla.ɾi/
* Hyphenation: mo‧lar

### Noun

molar m (plural molares)
* molar (back tooth)

### Adjective

molar m or f (plural molares, not comparable)
* molar (of or relating to the molar teeth)
* (chemistry) molar (containing one mole of solute per litre of solution)

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French molaire.

### Adjective

molar m or n (feminine singular molară, masculine plural molari, feminine and neuter plural molare)
* molar

#### Declension
## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /moˈlaɾ/ [moˈlaɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: mo‧lar

### Etymology 1

From Latin molāris.

#### Adjective

molar m or f (masculine and feminine plural molares)
* molar

##### Derived terms

* masa molar

#### Noun

molar m (plural molares)
* molar
    Synonym: muela

##### Related terms

* immolar
* moler
* muela

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Caló molar.

#### Verb

molar (first-person singular present molo, first-person singular preterite molé, past participle molado)
* (colloquial, intransitive, Spain) to rule, rock (be pleasing)
    Synonym: gustar
    Mola un montón. ― That's great.
    La nueva chica me mola mucho.I really fancy the new girl.
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##### Conjugation

$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

##### Derived terms

* molar huevo
* molar mazo
* molón

### Further reading

* “molar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Swedish
### Noun

molar c
* (often in the plural) a molar (tooth at the back of the mouth)
    Synonym: oxeltand
* (chemistry) molar; moles per litre

#### Declension
### Verb

molar
* present indicative of mola

### References

* molar in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* molar in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* molar in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)