Definition of malt

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Malt (n.) Barley or other grain, steeped in water and dried in a kiln, thus forcing germination until the saccharine principle has been evolved. It is used in brewing and in the distillation of whisky..

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Maltha :: Maltha (n.) A variety of bitumen, viscid and tenacious, like pitch, unctuous to the touch, and exhaling a bituminous odor..
Maltin :: Maltin (n.) Alt. of Maltin.
Malted :: Malted (imp. & p. p.) of Mal.
Maltman :: Maltman (n.) A man whose occupation is to make malt.
Multum :: Multum (n.) An extract of quassia licorice, fraudulently used by brewers in order to economize malt and hops..
Malting :: Malting (n.) The process of making, or of becoming malt..
Couch :: Couch (v. t.) A mass of steeped barley spread upon a floor to germinate, in malting; or the floor occupied by the barley; as, couch of malt..
Maltose :: Maltose (n.) A crystalline sugar formed from starch by the action of distance of malt, and the amylolytic ferment of saliva and pancreatic juice. It resembles dextrose, but rotates the plane of polarized light further to the right and possesses a lower cupric oxide reducing power..
Barm :: Barm (n.) Foam rising upon beer, or other malt liquors, when fermenting, and used as leaven in making bread and in brewing; yeast..
Zaffer :: Zaffer (n.) A pigment obtained, usually by roasting cobalt glance with sand or quartz, as a dark earthy powder. It consists of crude cobalt oxide, or of an impure cobalt arseniate. It is used in porcelain painting, and in enameling pottery, to produce a blue color, and is often confounded with smalt, from which, however, it is distinct, as it contains no potash. The name is often loosely applied to mixtures of zaffer proper with silica, or oxides of iron, manganese, etc..
Mathusian :: Mathusian (n.) A follower of Malthus.
Maltreat :: Maltreat (v. t.) To treat ill; to abuse; to treat roughly.
Whiskey :: Whiskey (n.) An intoxicating liquor distilled from grain, potatoes, etc., especially in Scotland, Ireland, and the United States. In the United States, whisky is generally distilled from maize, rye, or wheat, but in Scotland and Ireland it is often made from malted barley..
Abuse :: Abuse (v. t.) To use ill; to maltreat; to act injuriously to; to punish or to tax excessively; to hurt; as, to abuse prisoners, to abuse one's powers, one's patience..
Half-and-half :: Half-and-half (n.) A mixture of two malt liquors, esp. porter and ale, in about equal parts..
Gill :: Gill (n.) Malt liquor medicated with ground ivy.
Maltster :: Maltster (n.) A maltman.
Stout-hearted :: Stout (n.) A strong malt liquor; strong porter.
Bub :: Bub (n.) Strong malt liquor.
Maltha :: Maltha (n.) Mortar.
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