Mō'lar1, n.
n. A grinding tooth; a tooth of the jaw which is not canine nor incisor.
True molar, a grinding tooth in the adult which is not preceded by a deciduous tooth. R. Owen.
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Molar
Mō'lar or Mō'la-ry2, a.
a. [Lat. molaris, from mola, mill, from molere, to grind in a mill; It. molare, Sp., Pg., & Pr. molar, Fr. molaire.] Having power to grind; grinding; as, the molar teeth.
Molar glands (Anat.), two small glands situated in the substance of the cheek, whose excretory ducts open into the mouth opposite the last molar tooth. Dunglison.