What is molasses?

[Dominik]

Hello

I just want to ask something I never understood and the question is, what does the word 'molasses' mean?

For example I call most things I do in my tobacco which are liquids 'molasses'. So honey is my molasses and glycerin is my molasses and if I make a thick paste of tea and add it in it's my molasses too. Blackstrap molasses is also my molasses.

What does this word mean and where does it come from? What is not 'my molasses' is difficult to answer for me maybe you can do that?

And then, in germany we don't have this word 'moassel' - what is meant with moassel? Is moassel from tobaccos absorbed molasses, the dried molasses is moassel or what?

I'm happy to hear from you all!

Thanks
Dominik