The Collaborative International Dictionary
Molasse \Mo*lasse"\, n. [F. molasse, prob. fr. mollasse flabby, flimsy, fr. L. mollis soft.] (Geol.) A soft Tertiary sandstone; -- applied to a rock occurring in Switzerland. See Chart of Geology.
Wiktionary
n. (context geology English) A shallow deposit of sandstone, shale and conglomerate in front of a rising mountain chain.
Wikipedia
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The term "molasse" refers to the sandstones, shales and conglomerates formed as terrestrial or shallow marine deposits in front of rising mountain chains. The molasse is deposited in a foreland basin, especially on top of flysch, for example that left from the rising Alps, or erosion in the Himalaya. These deposits are typically the non-marine alluvial and fluvial sediments of lowlands, as compared to deep-water flysch sediments. Sedimentation stops when the orogeny stops, or when the mountains have eroded flat.
The molasse can sometimes completely fill a foreland basin, creating a nearly flat depositional surface, that nonetheless remains a structural syncline. Molasse can be very thick near the mountain front, but usually thins out towards the interior of a craton; such massive, convex accumulations of sediment are known as clastic wedges.
Usage examples of "molasse".
Splenda with a very small amount of molasses gives a good, brown-sugar flavor to all sorts of recipes.
I keep my molasses in a squeeze container to make it easy to measure out very small quantities.
Splenda, pineapple, soy sauce, molasses, and garlic, and set it by the stove.
Mix the ketchup, teriyaki sauce, Splenda, molasses, and garlic together, pour it into the cooker, cover the pot, and set it on Low.
Splenda, molasses, garlic, and thyme, and dump it on top of the chicken and mushrooms.
Stir in the Splenda, molasses, salt, dry mustard, paprika, chili powder, black pepper, water, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, and horseradish.
I love the warm brown flavor of the molasses contrasted with the cool, sharp flavor of the grapefruit.
Brer Rabbit got done laughing, he call up the little Rabs, give them some molasses for supper, and spanked them and sent them to bed.
I might make you a drink out of molasses and herbs, with some spirits in it.
British plantations, but they smuggle in French molasses and drive the price down.
Sir George was drinking wine and yawning over a list of molasses prices.
Throughout the voyage their only meal had been dinner, but today they got a breakfast of porridge and molasses and a ration of rum and water.
Just like that, something tender he had never felt before took over his bones and seeped into his guts like a golden molasses, making him want to cry.
But all the same, Ruby, drenched, covered with mud, exhausted from plodding through the molasses muck, persevered.
They had the barrel of molasses and sack of flour loaded into the buckboard along with the calico Lucia purchased when she heard noise down the street.