[moh-ler] 
| 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. |
| 2. | adapted for grinding, as teeth. |
| 3. | pertaining to such teeth. |
| mo·lar 2 (mō'lər) n. A tooth with a broad crown used to grind food, located behind the premolars. adj.
[From Middle English molares, molars, from Latin molāris, belonging to a mill, grinder, molar, from mola, millstone; see melə- in Indo-European roots.] |
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.)
molar 2
n.
A tooth having a crown with three, four, or five cusps on the grinding surface, a bifid root in the lower jaw, and three conical roots in the upper jaw. In permanent dentition, there are three on either side behind the premolars; in deciduous dentition, there are two on either side behind the canines. adj.
Of or relating to the molars.
Capable of grinding.
| molar 1 (mō'lər) Pronunciation Key
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| 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. |