Definition of molasses

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Molasses (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..

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Faucet :: Faucet (n.) A fixture for drawing a liquid, as water, molasses, oil, etc., from a pipe, cask, or other vessel, in such quantities as may be desired; -- called also tap, and cock. It consists of a tubular spout, stopped with a movable plug, spigot, valve, or slide..
Blackstrap :: Blackstrap (n.) A mixture of spirituous liquor (usually rum) and molasses.
Syrup :: Syrup (n.) A thick and viscid saccharine solution of superior quality (as sugarhouse sirup or molasses, maple sirup); specifically, in pharmacy and often in cookery, a saturated solution of sugar and water (simple sirup), or such a solution flavored or medicated..
Purgery :: Purgery (n.) The part of a sugarhouse where the molasses is drained off from the sugar.
Theriaca :: Theriaca (n.) Treacle; molasses.
Distillate :: Distillate (n.) The product of distillation; as, the distillate from molasses..
Pot :: Pot (v. t.) To drain; as, to pot sugar, by taking it from the cooler, and placing it in hogsheads, etc., having perforated heads, through which the molasses drains off..
Rum :: Rum (n.) A kind of intoxicating liquor distilled from cane juice, or from the scummings of the boiled juice, or from treacle or molasses, or from the lees of former distillations. Also, sometimes used colloquially as a generic or a collective name for intoxicating liquor..
Arrack :: Arrack (n.) A name in the East Indies and the Indian islands for all ardent spirits. Arrack is often distilled from a fermented mixture of rice, molasses, and palm wine of the cocoanut tree or the date palm, etc..
Hardbake :: Hardbake (n.) A sweetmeat of boiled brown sugar or molasses made with almonds, and flavored with orange or lemon juice, etc..
Distill :: Distill (v. t.) To subject to distillation; as, to distill molasses in making rum; to distill barley, rye, corn, etc..
Bogus :: Bogus (n.) A liquor made of rum and molasses.
Honeydew :: Honeydew (n.) A kind of tobacco moistened with molasses.
Melassic :: Melassic (a.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained from molasses or glucose, and probably identical with saccharic acid. See Saccharic..
Betaine :: Betaine (n.) A nitrogenous base, C5H11NO2, produced artificially, and also occurring naturally in beet-root molasses and its residues, from which it is extracted as a white crystalline substance; -- called also lycine and oxyneurine. It has a sweetish taste..
Molosses :: Molosses (n.) Molasses.
Switching :: Switchel (n.) A beverage of molasses and water, seasoned with vinegar and ginger..
Taffy :: Taffy (n.) A kind of candy made of molasses or brown sugar boiled down and poured out in shallow pans.
Foots :: Foots (n. pl.) The settlings of oil, molasses, etc., at the bottom of a barrel or hogshead..
Footy :: Footy (a.) Having foots, or settlings; as, footy oil, molasses, etc..
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