malm
1 of 3noun
ˈmä|m,
ˈmȧ| also |lm
plural -s
1
dialectal, chiefly England
a
: a soft friable chalky limestone
b
: a light clayey soil containing chalk : marl
2
a
: an artificial mixture of clay and chalk used in the manufacture of bricks
b
: malm brick
malm
2 of 3transitive verb
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-ed/-ing/-s
1
: to convert (clay and chalk) into artificial malm
2
: to cover or treat (brick earth) with artificial malm
Malm
3 of 3adjective
ˈmä|m,
ˈmȧ| also |lm
: of, relating to, or constituting a subdivision of the European Jurassic
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English malme, from Old English mealm-; akin to Old Norse malmr metal, ore, Gothic malma sand, Old English melu meal
- alkali lake
- alkali mallow
- alkali metal
- alkali mustard
- Alkali Orange RT
- alkali sacaton
- alkali weed
- alkalic
- alkalied
- alkalies
- alkalified
- alkalifies
- alkalifying
- alkalimeters
- alkalimetric
- alkalimetries
- alkaline
- alkaline battery
- alkaline detergent
- alkaline earth metal
- alkaline hydrolysis
- alkaline metal
- alkaline phosphatase
- alkaline tide
- alkalinisation