Of malted barley: that has been dried without the use of a peat fire; (of whisky) distilled from malt dried in such a way. Also occasionally (of soil): not enriched with peat.
Origin
1930s. From un- + peated.
Definition of unpeated in US English:
unpeated
adjective(ˌ)ʌnˈpiːtɪd
Of malted barley: that has been dried without the use of a peat fire; (of whisky) distilled from malt dried in such a way. Also occasionally (of soil): not enriched with peat.