maltinChem.|ˈmɒltɪn, -ɔː-| [ad. F. maltin, f. malt n.1: see -in1.] (See quot. 1872.) 1871Watts tr.Gmelin's Handbk.Chem. XVIII. 455. 1872 ― Dict.Chem.Suppl., Maltin, a nitrogenous ferment existing, according to Dubrunfaut, in malt, and much more active than diastase.1883Encycl.Brit. XV. 339/1.