malt /mölt/

1. Barley or other grain steeped in water, allowed to sprout, and dried in a kiln, used in brewing beer, etc
2. Malt liquor, esp malt whisky
3. A malted milk drink (US)

1. To make into malt
2. To treat or combine with malt

1. To become malt
2. To drink malt liquor (facetious)

Containing or made with malt

maltˈase noun

An enzyme that produces grape-sugar from maltose

maltˈed adjective

Containing or made with malt

maltˈing noun

A building where malt is made

maltˈose noun

A hard, white crystalline sugar, formed by the action of malt or diastase on starch

maltˈster noun

A person who makes or deals in malt

maltˈy adjective

maltˈ-dust noun

Grain-sprouts produced and screened off in malt-making

malted milk noun

(a drink made from) a powdered mixture of malted grains and dehydrated milk

maltˈ-extract noun

A liquid extract obtained from malt and used as a flavouring in food

maltˈ-floor noun

A perforated floor in the chamber of a malt-kiln, through which heat rises

maltˈ-horse noun

1. A heavy horse of a kind formerly used by brewers
2. A dull, stupid person (Shakespeare)

maltˈ-house noun

A malting

malting floor noun

A large store floor on which soaked grain is spread to germinate

maltˈ-kiln noun

A kiln in which sprouted grain is allowed to dry

malt liquor noun

Any alcoholic drink, such as beer or porter, formed from malt

maltˈman noun

A maltster

maltˈ-mill noun

A mill for grinding malt after drying in a kiln

malt tea noun

The liquid infusion of the mash in brewing

malt vinegar noun

A strong-flavoured vinegar produced from malt liquor

malt whisky noun

A whisky that is distilled entirely from malted barley

maltˈworm noun (Shakespeare)

A lover of malted liquors, a tippler

single malt

A whisky that is the product of one distillate of malted barley, etc, not a blend of several

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