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Nov 30, 2009
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mo•lar



Pronunciation: (mō'lur), [key]
—n.
Also called mo'lar 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. See illus. under tooth.

—adj.
1. adapted for grinding, as teeth.
2. pertaining to such teeth.

mo•lar



Pronunciation: (mō'lur), [key]
—adj.
Physics.pertaining to a body of matter as a whole, as contrasted with molecular and atomic.

mo•lar



Pronunciation: (mō'lur), [key]
—adj. Chem.
1. pertaining to a solution containing one mole of solute per liter of solution.
2. noting or pertaining to gram-molecular weight.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

molalitymolar heat capacity
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