Molasses

n. sing. [Fr. mélasse, It. melassa, Sp. melaza, Pg. melaço, from Lat. mellaceus, honey-like, honey-sweet, from mel, mellis, honey. The orthography melasses, used by Edwards in his “History of the West Indies,” is more accordant with etymology.] The brown, viscid, uncrystallizable sirup which drains from sugar, in the process of manufacture, while cooling. It differs from treacle, as this last drains from sugar in the process of refining, not of manufacture. Ure.