molassesnoun [ U ]
uk/məˈlæs.ɪz/us/məˈlæs.ɪz/a thick, dark brown liquid that is produced during the process of making sugar, used in cooking
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Sugar & sugar substitutes
- aspartame
- brown sugar
- caster sugar
- confectioner's sugar
- corn syrup
- fructose
- glucose
- golden syrup
- icing sugar
- lactose
- maple syrup
- NutraSweet
- powdered sugar
- saccharin
- sucrose
- sugar
- sweetener
- syrup
- syrupy
- treacle
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Examples from literature
- As the juice is cooked, sugar crystals can be seen in the molasses.
- In factories there, rum was made from molasses, and cloth was made from cotton.
- Molasses has things in it that are very good for our health, but refined sugar does not.