MALT

malt

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

malt, malt liquor

(noun) a lager of high alcohol content; by law it is considered too alcoholic to be sold as lager or beer

malted, malt, malted milk

(noun) a milkshake made with malt powder

malt

(verb) convert into malt

malt

(verb) convert grain into malt

malt

(verb) turn into malt, become malt

malt

(verb) treat with malt or malt extract; “malt beer”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Noun

MALT (uncountable)

Initialism of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue.

Anagrams

• MLAT, Mat'l, matl

Etymology

Noun

malt (countable and uncountable, plural malts)

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

Malt liquor, especially malt whisky.

(US, informal) A milkshake with malted milk powder added for flavor.

Synonym: malted

Maltose-rich sugar derived from malted grain.

Verb

malt (third-person singular simple present malts, present participle malting, simple past and past participle malted)

(transitive) 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.

(intransitive) To become malt.

(intransitive, dated, humorous) To drink malt liquor.

Anagrams

• MLAT, Mat'l, matl

Source: Wiktionary

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Malt, n. Etym: [AS. mealt; akin to D. mout, G. malz, Icel., Sw., & Dan. malt, and E. melt. sq. root108. See Melt.]

Definition: 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.

Malt, a.

Definition: Relating to, containing, or made with, malt. Malt liquor, an alcoholic liquor, as beer, ale, porter, etc., prepared by fermenting an infusion of malt.

– Malt dust, fine particles of malt, or of the grain used in making malt; -used as a fertilizer. " Malt dust consists chiefly of the infant radicle separated from the grain." Sir H. Davy.

– Malt floor, a floor for drying malt.

– Malt house, or Malthouse, a house in which malt is made.

– Malt kiln, a heated chamber for drying malt.

Malt, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Malted: p. pr. & vb. n. Malting.]

Definition: To make into malt; as, to malt barley.

Malt, v. i.

Definition: To become malt; also, to make grain into malt. Mortimer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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