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Meaning of 'malt' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Malt [ a.]
- Relating to, containing, or made with, malt.
2 . 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.
3 . Malt [ v. i.]
- To become malt; also, to make grain into malt.
4 . Malt [ v. t.]
- To make into malt; as, to malt barley.

Meaning of 'malt' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . malt [ v]
Meaning (1):
- treat with malt or malt extract
Example in sentence:
  • malt beer

Nearby Words:

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