molasses
[ muh-las-iz ]
/ məˈlæs ɪz /
noun
a thick syrup produced during the refining of sugar or from sorghum, varying from light to dark brown in color.
Origin of molasses
1575–85; earlier
molassos, molasso(e)s < Portuguese
melaços, plural of
melaço (< Late Latin
mellācium half-boiled new wine, for
*mellāceum, neuter of
*mellāceus honeylike, equivalent to
mell-, stem of
mel honey +
-āceus
-aceous)
Words nearby molasses
molar heat capacity,
molar volume,
molarity,
molars,
molasse,
molasses,
mold,
mold loft,
mold wash,
moldau,
moldavia
Example sentences from the Web for molasses
British Dictionary definitions for molasses
molasses
/ (məˈlæsɪz) /
noun (functioning as singular)
the thick brown uncrystallized bitter syrup obtained from sugar during refining
US and Canadian
a dark viscous syrup obtained during the refining of sugar
Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): treacle
Word Origin for molasses
C16: from Portuguese
melaço, from Late Latin
mellāceum must, from Latin
mel honey