Lexic.us

Definition of Sirup

1. Noun. A thick sweet sticky liquid.

Definition of Sirup

1. n. A thick and viscid liquid made from the juice of fruits, herbs, etc., boiled with sugar.

Definition of Sirup

1. Noun. (obsolete) A thick and viscid liquid made from the juice of fruits, herbs, etc., boiled with sugar. ¹

2. Noun. (obsolete) A thick and viscid saccharine solution of superior quality (as sugarhouse sirup or molasses, maple sirup); specifically, in pharmacy and often in cookery, a saturated solution of sugar and water (simple sirup), or such a solution flavored or medicated. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Sirup

1. to syrup [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: syrup

Medical Definition of Sirup

1. 1. A thick and viscid liquid made from the juice of fruits, herbs, etc, boiled with sugar. 2. A thick and viscid saccharine solution of superior quality (as sugarhouse sirup or molasses, maple sirup); specifically, in pharmacy and often in cookery, a saturated solution of sugar and water (simple sirup), or such a solution flavored or medicated. "Lucent sirups tinct with cinnamon." (Keats) Mixing sirup. See the Note under Dextrose. Origin: F. Sirop (cf. It. Siroppo, Sp. Jarabe, jarope, LL. Siruppus, syrupus), fr. Ar. Sharab a drink, wine, coffee, sirup. Cf. Sherbet. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sirup

Literary usage of Sirup

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A French-English Dictionary for Chemists by Austin McDowell Patterson (1921)
"a compound sirup of sarsaparilla. — de fécule, starch sirup, ... sirup of the phosphates of iron, quinine and strychnine, Easton's sirup. ..."

2. The Condensed Chemical Dictionary: A Reference Volume for All Requiring by Chemical Catalog Company, Inc (1920)
"sirup of hydriodic acid. ... USP, BP sirup of Aromatic sirup of cascara. squill. ... BP sirup of ur- phate with quinine and strychnine. ginea. ..."

3. Annual Report by Indiana State Board of Health (1905)
"Standard refiner's sirup is sirup containing not more than twenty-five (25) ... sirup is the product obtained by purifying and evaporating the juice of a ..."

4. Report of the Secretary for Agriculture by United States Dept. of Agriculture (1866)
"through the direct and ordinary means employed for making sirup, and generally without any purpose or expectation on the part of the operator that the sirup ..."

5. Report of the Secretary of Agriculture by United States Dept. of Agriculture (1879)
"6, to 31.3 per cent, of the sirup ; while in the case of maize, in experiment No ... The sirup obtained by expressing it from these sugars still has a large ..."

6. The Corn Crops: A Discussion of Maize, Kafirs, and Sorghums as Grown in the by Edward Gerrard Montgomery (1913)
"The process of sirup-making is so simple that nothing more is necessary than a roller press for extracting the juice, and a single evaporating pan. ..."

Other Resources: