Nearby Words
Teething www.orajel.com/BabyTeething How Do I Know My Baby is Teething? Visit BabyOrajel.com for More Info.
Baby Teething www.hylandsteething.com/ Fast, Gentle, Effective Relief To Even The Most Reluctant Infant!
Relieve Teething Pain www.motrin.com/ Infants Motrin® Relieves Pain And Fever Fast.
Ads
noun
1.
Also called molar tooth. a tooth having a broad biting surface adapted for grinding, being one of twelve in humans, with three on each side of the upper and lower jaws.
adjective
2.
adapted for grinding, as teeth.
3.
pertaining to such teeth.
00:10
00:09
00:08
00:07
00:06
00:05
00:04
00:03
00:02
00:01
Molars
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
Origin:
1535–45; < Latin molāris grinder, short for (dēns) molāris grinding (tooth), equivalent to mol(a) millstone + -āris -ar1
1535–45; < Latin molāris grinder, short for (dēns) molāris grinding (tooth), equivalent to mol(a) millstone + -āris -ar1
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source
|
Link To molars
American Heritage
Science Dictionary
molar 1  (mō'lər) Pronunciation Key
Chemistry
|
| molar 2 (mō'lər) Pronunciation Key
Any of the teeth located toward the back of the jaws, having broad crowns for grinding food. Adult humans have 12 molars. |
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
Copyright © 2002. Published by Houghton Mifflin. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2002. Published by Houghton Mifflin. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
American Heritage
Cultural Dictionary
molars [(moh-luhrz)]The teeth with broad surfaces at the back of the mouth that serve to grind food. Including the wisdom teeth, adults have twelve molars — six on the top and six on the bottom. (Compare incisors and canines.)
The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
