different between molar vs protocone

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?mo?l?/
• Rhymes: -??l?(r)

Etymology 1

From Middle English molar, from Latin mol?ris (“millstone, molar”).

Noun

molar (plural molars)

1. A back tooth having a broad surface used for grinding one's food.

Synonyms

• cheektooth
• grinder
• wangtooth

Translations

Adjective

molar (not comparable)

1. 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)

1. (chemistry) Of, relating to, or being a solution containing one mole of solute per litre of solution.
2. (physics) Of or relating to a complete body of matter as distinct from its molecular or atomic constituents.

Derived terms

• molarity

Related terms

• molality

Translations

Noun

molar (plural molars)

1. (chemistry) A unit of concentration equal to one mole per litre.

Translations

Anagrams

• Marlo, moral, romal

Catalan

Etymology 1

Adjective

molar (masculine and feminine plural molars)

1. molar; that grinds

Noun

molar f (plural molars)

1. molar (back tooth)

Etymology 2

Adjective

molar (masculine and feminine plural molars)

1. (chemistry) molar (containing one mole of solute per litre of solution)

Related terms

• mol

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.
• “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^(key): /mo?la?/

Adjective

molar m or f (plural molars)

1. 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^(key): /m??la?/

Noun

molar m (plural molares)

1. (chemistry, physics) molar

Etymology 3

From Latin molaris.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m??la?/

Noun

molar m (plural molares)

1. (anatomy) molar

   Synonym: moa

References

• “molar” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
• “molar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
• “molar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “molar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

German

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -a???

Adjective

molar (not comparable)

1. (chemistry) molar

Declension

Further reading

• “molar” in Duden online

Interlingua

Adjective

molar (not comparable)

1. molar (pertaining to the molar teeth)

Noun

molar (plural molares)

1. molar, molar tooth

Latin

Verb

molar

1. first-person singular future passive indicative of mol?

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

molar m

1. indefinite plural of mol
2. indefinite plural of mole

Romanian

Etymology

From French molaire.

Adjective

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

1. molar

Declension

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mo?la?/, [mo?la?]

Etymology 1

From Latin mol?ris.

Adjective

molar (plural molares)

1. molar

Derived terms

• masa molar

Noun

molar m (plural molares)

1. molar

   Synonym: muela

Related terms

Etymology 2

From Caló molar.

Verb

molar (first-person singular present molo, first-person singular preterite molé, past participle molado)

1. (colloquial, intransitive, Spain) to rule, rock (be pleasing)

   Synonym: gustar

Conjugation

Derived terms

• molón

Further reading

• “molar” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

English

Etymology

proto- +? cone

Noun

protocone (plural protocones)

1. (anatomy) A cusp in the corner of an upper molar tooth in mammals.

See also

• deuterocone
• metacone
• paracone
• hypocone