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A Spanish word for a back grinding tooth, dental or chemical molar properties, and a Spain-based slang verb meaning to be cool or appealing.
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Examples

  • El bar nuevo mola porque siempre hay música.
    The new bar is cool because there is always music.
  • Me mola cómo suena esa palabra.
    I like the way that word sounds.
  • La corona protegió el molar dañado.
    The crown protected the damaged molar.
  • La radiografía mostró la raíz del molar.
    The X-ray showed the root of the molar.
  • No me mola nada levantarme tan temprano.
    I really do not like getting up that early.

Similar words

triturador
flipar
masticatorio
posterior
estar de moda
triunfar
mola
molal
dental
diente posterior

Meanings

Back grinding tooth

noun
health
neutral
A large back tooth used to crush and grind food.

Usage

Use molar for the tooth itself, especially in dental and everyday health contexts.

Examples

  • El dentista encontró una caries en el molar inferior.
    The dentist found a cavity in the lower molar.
  • Me duele un molar cuando mastico.
    A molar hurts when I chew.
  • La radiografía mostró la raíz del molar.
    The X-ray showed the root of the molar.
  • Los molares trituran mejor los alimentos duros.
    Molars grind hard foods better.
  • Le extrajeron un molar por una infección.
    They removed one of his molars because of an infection.
  • El primer molar permanente suele salir en la infancia.
    The first permanent molar usually appears in childhood.
  • La corona protegió el molar dañado.
    The crown protected the damaged molar.

Common mistakes

A molar is confused with a premolar or treated as any tooth at the front of the mouth.
IncorrectCorrect
Me duele el molar delantero. Me duele el incisivo delantero.
Tengo una caries en la molar. Tengo una caries en el molar.
El molar corta la manzana. El incisivo corta la manzana.

Similar words

muela
diente molar
pieza dental posterior
diente posterior
mola

Measured per mole

adjective
science
technical
Describes a chemical amount, concentration, mass, volume, or ratio expressed in relation to a mole.

Usage

Use molar in chemistry for quantities based on moles, especially masa molar, concentración molar, and volumen molar.

Examples

  • La masa molar del agua es de unos 18 gramos por mol.
    The molar mass of water is about 18 grams per mole.
  • La concentración molar se expresa en moles por litro.
    molar concentration is expressed in moles per liter.
  • Calculamos el volumen molar del gas.
    We calculated the molar volume of the gas.
  • La relación molar entre los reactivos era de dos a uno.
    The molar ratio between the reactants was two to one.
  • Una solución molar contiene un mol por litro de disolución.
    A molar solution contains one mole per liter of solution.
  • El laboratorio preparó ácido clorhídrico 0,1 molar.
    The lab prepared 0.1 molar hydrochloric acid.
  • La capacidad calorífica molar permite comparar sustancias.
    molar heat capacity makes it possible to compare substances.

Common mistakes

molar is mistaken for molecular or used for properties that are not measured per mole.
IncorrectCorrect
El peso molecular del agua es 18 g/mol. La masa molar del agua es 18 g/mol.
La temperatura molar subió. La temperatura subió.
Preparamos una solución molecular de NaCl. Preparamos una solución molar de NaCl.

Similar words

molal
estequiométrico
por mol
relativo al mol
de concentración

Be cool or appealing

verb
everyday
slang
Means to be cool, fun, fashionable, or pleasing to someone, mainly in colloquial Spanish from Spain.

Usage

Use molar like gustar: the thing liked is usually the subject, as in me mola or nos molan.

Examples

  • Ese grupo me mola mucho.
    I really like that band.
  • La idea de ir en tren nos mola.
    The idea of going by train sounds cool to us.
  • Esta chaqueta ya no mola tanto.
    This jacket is not so cool anymore.
  • ¿Te mola la película o cambiamos de plan?
    Do you like the movie, or should we change plans?
  • Me mola cómo suena esa palabra.
    I like the way that word sounds.
  • El bar nuevo mola porque siempre hay música.
    The new bar is cool because there is always music.
  • No me mola nada levantarme tan temprano.
    I really do not like getting up that early.

Common mistakes

The indirect pronoun is dropped, or the verb is translated too formally for a Spain-based slang use.
IncorrectCorrect
Yo molo esa canción. Me mola esa canción.
Me molan ese plan. Me mola ese plan.
La reunión profesional mola según el informe. La reunión profesional resulta interesante según el informe.

Similar words

gustar
encantar
flipar
atraer
divertir
estar guay
estar de moda
triunfar

Usage

Use molar carefully by context: dentistry and chemistry are neutral, while the verb is colloquial and chiefly associated with Spain.

Common mistakes

Me molan ese plan mismatches the verb with the singular subject, and the slang verb should not be used in formal Spanish.

Etymology

The dental and chemical uses come from Latin molaris, from mola 'millstone'. The colloquial verb is often linked to Caló usage, though its exact path into Spanish slang is uncertain.

FAQ

What does molar mean in Spanish?

molar can mean a molar tooth, describe dental or chemistry properties, or in Spain mean to be cool or appealing.

Is molar slang?

The verb sense is slang or colloquial, especially in Spain, but the tooth and chemistry senses are neutral.

How is molar used like gustar?

The liked thing is usually the subject, so me mola la canción means I like the song, and me molan las canciones means I like the songs.

Can molar mean fashionable?

Yes. In Spain, eso ya no mola can mean that something is no longer cool or in fashion.

What is the noun molar?

As a noun, molar is a back tooth used for grinding food.

What does molar mean in chemistry?

In chemistry, molar describes quantities related to moles, such as masa molar and concentración molar.

Is molar used in all Spanish-speaking countries?

The dental and chemistry uses are broad, while the slang verb is most strongly associated with Spain.

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