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Syrup vs Affination - What's the difference?

syrup | affination |

As nouns the difference between syrup and affination

is that syrup is any thick liquid that is added to or poured over food as a flavouring and has a high sugar content also any viscous liquid while affination is part of the traditional sugar refining process in which molasses is removed from sugar crystals by washing with a heavy syrup.

syrup

English

Alternative forms

* (l), surp

Noun

  • Any thick liquid that is added to or poured over food as a flavouring and has a high sugar content. Also any viscous liquid.
    • maple syrup
    pancake syrup
  • (Cockney rhyming slang''; ''shortened from syrup of figs ) A wig.

    • Derived terms

    * glucose syrup * golden syrup * maple syrup * palm syrup * simple syrup * sizzurp * syrup of figs * syrupy

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    affination

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Part of the traditional sugar refining process in which molasses is removed from sugar crystals by washing with a heavy syrup