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treacle

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trea⋅cle

  [tree-kuhl]
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–noun
1. contrived or unrestrained sentimentality: a movie plot of the most shameless treacle.
2. British.
a. molasses, esp. that which is drained from the vats used in sugar refining.
b. Also called golden syrup. a mild mixture of molasses, corn syrup, etc., used in cooking or as a table syrup.
3. Pharmacology Obsolete. any of various medicinal compounds, formerly used as antidotes for poison.
Origin:
1275–1325; ME, var. of triacle antidote < MF, OF < L thēriaca < Gk thēriak, n. use of fem. of thēriakós concerning wild beasts, equiv. to thērí(on) wild beast (thr wild beast + -ion dim. suffix) + -akos -ac

Related forms:
trea⋅cly  [tree-klee] , adjective
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trea·cle   (trē'kəl)   
n.  

  1. Cloying speech or sentiment.

  2. Chiefly British Molasses.

  3. A medicinal compound formerly used as an antidote for poison.


[Middle English triacle, antidote for poison, from Old French, from Latin thēriaca, from Greek thēriakē (antidotos), (antidote against) wild animals, feminine of thēriakos, of wild animals, from thērion, diminutive of thēr, beast; see ghwer- in Indo-European roots.]
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: trea·cle
Pronunciation: 'trE-k&l
Function: noun
: a medicinal compound formerly in wide use as a remedy against poison
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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treacle

syrup remaining after sugar is crystallized out of cane or beet juice. Molasses syrup is separated from sugar crystals by means of centrifuging. Molasses is separated from the sugar crystals repeatedly during the manufacturing process, resulting in several different grades of molasses; that obtained from the first extraction contains more sugar, tastes sweeter, and is lighter in colour than molasses obtained at the second or third extractions. The third and final extraction yields blackstrap molasses, a heavy, viscous, dark-coloured product that has had all the sugar removed from it that can be separated practically by ordinary crystallization.

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