molasse
Pronunciation
  • (British) IPA: /məˈlas/
Noun

molasse (plural molasses)

  1. (geology) A shallow deposit of sandstone, shale and conglomerate in front of a rising mountain chain.
    • 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society 2011, p. 109:
      The molasse provides a record of the wearing down of the Alpine range at a late stage; unlike the Flysch, it is largely non-marine.



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