Molasses

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A thick syrup produced in refining raw sugar and ranging from light to dark brown in color.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A thick brownish syrup produced in the refining of raw sugar.
  • n. Plural form of molasse.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The thick, brown or dark colored, viscid, uncrystallizable sirup which drains from sugar, in the process of manufacture; any thick, viscid, sweet sirup made from vegetable juice or sap, as of the sorghum or maple. See treacle.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The uncrystallized syrup produced in the manufacture of sugar. It properly differs from treacle in that it comes from sugar in the process of making, while treacle is obtained in the process of refining: but the two words are often used synonymously.
  • n. The repellent fluid ejected from the mouths of grasshoppers and certain other insects when captured.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. thick dark syrup produced by boiling down juice from sugar cane; especially during sugar refining
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    sirup    syrup   
    Cross Reference
    Variant
    treacle   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Masses    asses    classes    gases    glasses    grasses    masses    passes   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    vinegar    syrup    flour    cornstarch    oatmeal    vanilla    cocoa    currant    lard    honey