molasses

Definition of Molasses in English :

1. molasses

thick dark syrup produced by boiling down juice from sugar cane; especially during sugar refining

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Molasses

noun (functioning as singular)

1.

the thick brown uncrystallized bitter syrup obtained from sugar during refining

2. US and Canadian

a dark viscous syrup obtained during the refining of sugar

. Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): treacle

noun

a thick, usually dark-brown syrup produced during the refining of sugar, or from sorghum, etc.

n. pl. molasses

1. A thick syrup produced in refining raw sugar and ranging from light to dark brown in color.

2. Any of various thick syrups made from juice extracted from the fruits or stalks of certain plants: pomegranate molasses.