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Definition of Malt

1. Noun. A milkshake made with malt powder.

2. Verb. Treat with malt or malt extract. "Malt beer"

3. Noun. A lager of high alcohol content; by law it is considered too alcoholic to be sold as lager or beer.

4. Verb. Turn into malt, become malt.

5. Noun. A cereal grain (usually barley) that is kiln-dried after having been germinated by soaking in water; used especially in brewing and distilling.

6. Verb. Convert grain into malt.

7. Verb. Convert into malt.

Definition of Malt

1. n. Barley or other grain, steeped in water and dried in a kiln, thus forcing germination until the saccharine principle has been evolved. It is used in brewing and in the distillation of whisky.

2. a. Relating to, containing, or made with, malt.

3. v. t. To make into malt; as, to malt barley.

4. v. i. To become malt; also, to make grain into malt.

Definition of Malt

1. Noun. Malted grain (gloss sprouted grain) (usually barley), used in brewing and otherwise. ¹

2. Noun. Malt liquor, especially malt whisky. ¹

3. Noun. (American English) Short for "malted milk shake", a milkshake with malted milk powder added for flavor (see malted milk). ¹

4. Noun. Maltose-rich sugar derived from malted grain. ¹

5. Verb. To convert a cereal grain into malt by causing it to sprout (by soaking in water) and then halting germination (by drying with hot air) in order to develop enzymes that can break down starches and proteins in the grain. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Malt

1. to treat or combine with malt (germinated grain) [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Malt

1. The seed of barley or other grain, artificially germinated and dried, containing dextrin, maltose, small amounts of glucose, and amylolytic enzymes. Used in the form of an extract as a digestive and flavoring agent. Origin: A.S. Mealt (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Malt

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malrotation of the intestine mals malshapen malstick malsticks malt (current term) malt-worker's lung malt liquor malt loaf malt shop

malt sugar malt vinegar malt whiskey malt whiskeys malt whisky malta maltalent maltase maltases malted

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