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syrup Definition

syrup (sʉrəp, sir-)

noun

any sweet, thick liquid; specif.,

  1. a solution of sugar and water boiled together, to which flavoring is often added
  2. any solution of sugar used in pharmacy as a vehicle for medicines
  3. the sweet, thick liquid obtained in the process of manufacturing cane sugar or glucose
  4. maple syrup, corn syrup, etc.

Etymology: ME sirupe < OFr sirop < ML sirupus < Ar sharāb, a drink < shariba, to drink

syrup Synonyms

syrup

n.

sugar solution, treacle, sorghum; see sugar, sweets. see also sugar, sweets.

Common syrups include: cane, corn, maple, simple, sugar, glucose; molasses, blackstrap, sorghum, honey, treacle; Karo (trademark);

syrup Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • pour: No Im not talking about pouring syrup on your monitor!
  • flavor: For a real indulgence prepare a sugar syrup flavored with white wine.
  • boil: Climb the steps of the 17th-century fort and view the holes down which boiling date syrup was poured on attacking forces.
  • add: Add sufficient sugar syrup to dry ingredients to make a stiff dough.

Adjective modifier

  • golden: What to do Put three cans of golden syrup in the white bucket.
  • balsamic: The other garnish we used was balsamic vinegar syrup.
  • sticky: I'm a young boy feasting on pancakes dripping in sticky maple syrup.
  • thick: Thick syrup in the form of two pounds of sugar per pint of water, must be fed.
  • sweet: The color is deep amber and the aroma very sweet, like syrup of figs, with an attractive light oily note.
  • brown: We propose that the crucial mineral added to the murky brown syrup to help produce the crystalline sugar was fine-grained calcite.

Modifies a noun

  • sponge: Ms Ginger Cake's meal was a great mix of Jamaican and other food and we finished with a most praiseworthy syrup sponge.
  • mixture: Dissolve the bicarbonate of soda in a little water and add to the melted golden syrup mixture.

Noun used with modifier

  • maple: Then sprinkle the brown sugar, or maple syrup, over them too.
  • gomme: Detroit Martini 6cl vodka 2cl gomme syrup 6 fresh mint leaves Place all ingredients into a shaker with ice.
  • fructose: High fructose corn syrup is made from genetically modified corn treated with genetically modified enzymes.
  • high-fructose: One of the most lucrative tricks of the trade is the use of high-fructose corn syrup.
  • glucose: In the food industry, enzymes are mainly used for: Producing glucose syrup by breaking down starch.
  • corn: Corn syrup in formulas can also cause a problem.

Preposition: in

saucepan: Melt the fat and syrup in a saucepan but don't allow it to become hot.

Preposition: of

fig: All good parents made sure their children were ' regular ' with a weekly dose of syrup of figs.

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