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noun germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
any alcoholic beverage, as beer, ale, or malt liquor, fermented from malt.
whisky, as Scotch, that is distilled entirely from malted barley.
malted milk (def. 2).
SEE MORE SEE LESS verb (used with object) to convert (grain) into malt by soaking it in water and allowing it to germinate.
to treat or mix with malt, malt extract, etc.
to make (liquor) with malt.
SEE MORE SEE LESS verb (used without object) to become malt.
to produce malt from grain.
Origin of malt before 900; Middle English; Old English mealt; cognate with Old Norse malt, German Malz; akin to melt1
Words nearby malt malpractice, malpresentation, Malraux, malrotation, M.A.L.S., malt , Malta, Malta fever, maltase, malted, malted milk
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British Dictionary definitions for malt noun cereal grain, such as barley, that is kiln-dried after it has germinated by soaking in water
See malt liquor
short for malt whisky
verb to make into or become malt
to make (something, esp liquor) with malt
Word Origin for malt Old English mealt; related to Dutch mout, Old Norse malt; see also melt
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Words related to malt brew, suds, lager, oil, ale, stout, chill, hops, beer, brewski, cold one, malt liquor
Medical definitions for malt n. Mucosal-associated with lymphoid tissue; rare type of lymphoma of the stomach that may be associated with infection by the bacteria Helicobacter pylori. MALT lymphoma
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