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molasses

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mo=las=ses

CIDE DICTIONARY

molassesn. [F. mélasse, cf. Sp. melaza, Pg. melaço, fr. L. mellaceus honeylike, honey-sweet, mel, mellis, honey. See Mellifluous, and cf. Melasses.].
     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.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

molasses, n.pl. (treated as sing.)
1 uncrystallized syrup extracted from raw sugar during refining.
2 US treacle.

Etymology
Port. mela{ccedil}o f. LL mellaceum MUST(2) f. mel honey

THESAURUS

molasses

adherent, adhesive, albumen, ambrosia, artificial sweetener, barnacle, batter, blackstrap, bonnyclabber, bramble, brier, bulldog, burr, butter, calcium cyclamate, cane syrup, cement, clabber, clover honey, comb honey, corn syrup, cornstarch, cream, curd, cyclamates, decal, decalcomania, dough, edulcoration, egg white, gaum, gel, gelatin, glair, glop, glue, gluten, goo, gook, goop, gruel, gumbo, gunk, honey, honeycomb, honeydew, honeypot, jam, jell, jelly, leech, limpet, loblolly, maple syrup, mucilage, mucus, nectar, pap, paste, plaster, porridge, prickle, pudding, pulp, puree, putty, remora, rob, saccharification, saccharin, semifluid, semiliquid, size, sodium cyclamate, sorghum, soup, starch, sticker, sticky mess, sugar, sugar-making, sugaring off, sweetener, sweetening, sweets, syrup, thorn, treacle

ROGET THESAURUS

molasses

Sweetness

N sweetness, dulcitude, sugar, syrup, treacle, molasses, honey, manna, confection, confectionary, sweets, grocery, conserve, preserve, confiture, jam, julep, sugar-candy, sugar-plum, licorice, marmalade, plum, lollipop, bonbon, jujube, comfit, sweetmeat, apple butter, caramel, damson, glucose, maple sirup, maple syrup, maple sugar, mithai, sorghum, taffy, nectar, hydromel, mead, meade, metheglin, honeysuckle, liqueur, sweet wine, aperitif, sugar cane, sugar beets, desert, pastry, pie, cake, candy, ice cream, tart, puff, pudding (food), dulcification, dulcoration, sweetener, corn syrup, cane sugar, refined sugar, beet sugar, dextrose, artificial sweetener, saccharin, cyclamate, aspartame, Sweet'N Low, sweet, saccharine, sacchariferous, dulcet, candied, honied, luscious, lush, nectarious, melliferous, sweetened, sweet as a nut, sweet as sugar, sweet as honey, sickly sweet, eau sucr_ee, sweets to the sweet.


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