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mo·lar [ mṓlər ] (plural mo·lars)


noun 
Definition:
 
back tooth: a large back tooth in humans and other mammals, used for chewing and grinding. Human beings have twelve molars.

[14th century. < Latin molaris "of a mill; grindstone, molar tooth" < mola "mill"]
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