What does malt mean?

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. malted, malt, malted milknoun

    a milkshake made with malt powder

  2. malt, malt liquornoun

    a lager of high alcohol content; by law it is considered too alcoholic to be sold as lager or beer

  3. maltverb

    a cereal grain (usually barley) that is kiln-dried after having been germinated by soaking in water; used especially in brewing and distilling

  4. maltverb

    treat with malt or malt extract

    "malt beer"

  5. maltverb

    turn into malt, become malt

  6. maltverb

    convert grain into malt

  7. maltverb

    convert into malt

Wiktionary

  1. maltnoun

    Malted grain (usually barley), used in brewing and otherwise.

  2. maltnoun

    Malt liquor, especially malt whisky.

  3. maltnoun

    Short for "malted milk shake", a milkshake with malted milk powder added for flavor (see malted milk).

  4. maltnoun

    Maltose-rich sugar derived from malted grain.

  5. maltverb

    To convert a cereal grain into malt by causing it to sprout (by soaking in water) and then halting germination (by drying with hot air) in order to develop enzymes that can break down starches and proteins in the grain.

  6. Etymology: From mealt, malt, from maltan. Cognate with Dutch mout, German Malz, Swedish malt. Proto-Germanic noun is likely a borrowing from malta; compare Ukrainian, Czech mláto.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. MALTnoun

    Grain steeped in water and fermented, then dried on a kiln.

    Etymology: mealt , Saxon; mout, Dutch.

    Beer hath malt first infused in the liquor, and is afterwards boiled with the hop. Francis Bacon, Nat. Hist. №. 308.

  2. To Maltverb

    To house it green it will mow-burn, which will make it malt worse. John Mortimer, Husbandry.

Wikipedia

  1. malt

    The mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT), also called mucosa-associated lymphatic tissue, is a diffuse system of small concentrations of lymphoid tissue found in various submucosal membrane sites of the body, such as the gastrointestinal tract, nasopharynx, thyroid, breast, lung, salivary glands, eye, and skin. MALT is populated by lymphocytes such as T cells and B cells, as well as plasma cells and macrophages, each of which is well situated to encounter antigens passing through the mucosal epithelium. In the case of intestinal MALT, M cells are also present, which sample antigen from the lumen and deliver it to the lymphoid tissue. MALT constitute about 50% of the lymphoid tissue in human body. Immune responses that occur at mucous membranes are studied by mucosal immunology.

ChatGPT

  1. malt

    Malt is a type of grain, often barley, that has been soaked in water and then allowed to germinate, traditionally through a process known as malting. This process develops enzymes in the grain which modifies its starches into sugars. It can then be dried or roasted, depending on the desired flavor profile. Malt is commonly used in brewing, distilling, and in creating a variety of foods. It imparts a sweet, nutty flavor to beer and bread, and is a critical component in malted milk, whisky, and certain types of vinegar.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Maltnoun

    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

  2. Maltadjective

    relating to, containing, or made with, malt

  3. Maltverb

    to make into malt; as, to malt barley

  4. Maltverb

    to become malt; also, to make grain into malt

  5. Etymology: [AS. mealt; akin to D. mout, G. malz, Icel., Sw., & Dan. malt, and E. melt. 108. See Melt.]

Wikidata

  1. Malt

    Malt is germinated cereal grains that have been dried in a process known as "malting". The grains are made to germinate by soaking in water, and are then halted from germinating further by drying with hot air. Malting grains develop the enzymes required to modify the grain's starches into sugars, including the monosaccharide glucose, the disaccharide maltose, the trisaccharide maltotriose, and higher sugars called maltodextrines. It also develops other enzymes, such as proteases, which break down the proteins in the grain into forms that can be used by yeast. Malt also contains small amounts of other sugars, such as sucrose and fructose, which are not products of starch modification but were already in the grain. Malted grain is used to make beer, whisky, malted shakes, malt vinegar, confections such as Maltesers and Whoppers, flavored drinks such as Horlicks, Ovaltine and Milo, and some baked goods, such as malt loaf, bagels and rich tea biscuits. Malted grain that has been ground into a coarse meal is known as "sweet meal". Various cereals are malted, though barley is the most common. A high-protein form of malted barley is often a label-listed ingredient in blended flours typically used in the manufacture of yeast breads and other baked goods.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Malt

    mawlt, n. barley or other grain steeped in water, allowed to sprout, and dried in a kiln, used in brewing ale, &c.—v.t. to make into malt.—v.i. to become malt: (hum.) to drink malt liquor.—adj. containing or made with malt.—ns. Malt′-dust, grain-sprouts produced and 'screened off' in malt-making; Malt′-floor, a perforated floor in the chamber of a malt-kiln, through which heat rises; Malt′-horse, a heavy horse, such as used by brewers—hence (Shak.) used in reproach for a dull, stupid person; Malt′ing; Malt′-kiln; Malt′-mill, a mill for grinding malt; Malt′ose, a hard, white, crystalline sugar, formed by the action of malt or diastase on starch; Malt′ster, Malt′man, one whose trade or occupation it is to make malt (-ster was up to the end of the 13th century a feminine affix); Malt′worm (Shak.), a lover of malted liquors, a tippler.—adj. Malt′y.—Malt liquor, a liquor, as beer, ale, or porter, formed from malt; Malt tea, the liquid infusion of the mash in brewing. [A.S. mealt, pa.t. of meltan, to soften; cf. Ger. malz.]

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz

  1. MALT

    A humble grain which often gets into a ferment, cools off and becomes Stout in its old age.

Editors Contribution

  1. malt

    A type of cultivar, seed and plant.

    Malt grain is used to make beer, whisky, malted shakes, malt vinegar, confections such as Maltesers and Whoppers, flavored drinks such as Horlicks, Ovaltine, and Milo, and some baked goods, such as malt loaf, bagels, and rich tea biscuits.


    Submitted by MaryC on October 1, 2016  

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of malt in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of malt in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of malt in a Sentence

  1. A. E. Housman:

    And malt does more than Milton can To justify God's ways to man.

  2. Adriana Ituarte:

    This is an artisanal beer, with 4% alcohol. This prototype is a lager, and it's made up of malt, rice and honey so it's good, and the idea is for it to be sold at bars that stock craft beer.

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