molass vs molasses

molass

noun
  • A viscous byproduct of sugar production, raw molasses. 

  • A sweet hard candy made from molasses. 

  • Cheap whiskey made from molasses. 

molasses

noun
  • A thick, sweet syrup drained from sugarcane, especially (Canada, US) the still thicker and sweeter syrup produced by boiling down raw molasses. 

  • Anything considered figuratively sweet, especially sweet words. 

  • Any similarly thick and sweet syrup produced by boiling down fruit juices, tree saps, etc., especially concentrated maple syrup. 

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