malt

n. barley or other grain that has been allowed to sprout in preparation for brewing; alcoholic beverage made from malt

v. cause grain to become malt by soaking it in water until it sprouts; treat or combine with malt; make an alcoholic drink using malt

Malting is a process applied to cereal grains, in which the grains are made to germinate and then are quickly dried before the plant develops.The term malt refers to several products of the process:The grains to which this process has been applied, for example malted barley;The sugar derived from such grains which is heavy in maltose, such as baker's malt,A product, based on malted milk, similar to a malted milkshake (i.e., "malts").whisky or beer can also be called malt as in Alfred Edward Housman's aphorism "malt does more than Milton can, to justify God's ways to Man."
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The mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) (also called mucosa-associated lymphatic tissue) is the diffuse system of small concentrations of lymphoid tissue found in various sites of the body such as the gastrointestinal tract, thyroid, breast, lung, salivary glands, eye, and skin.Populated by T cells, which are well-situated to encounter antigens that enter through the intestinal mucous epithelium. Contain B cells, plasma cells, activated TH cells and macrophages in loose clusters.
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Noun
1. a milkshake made with malt powder
(synonym) malted, malted milk
(hypernym) milkshake, milk shake, shake
2. a lager of high alcohol content; by law it is considered too alcoholic to be sold as lager or beer
(synonym) malt liquor
(hypernym) lager, lager beer
3. a cereal grain that is kiln-dried after having been germinated by soaking in water; used especially in brewing and distilling
(hypernym) grain, food grain, cereal
(hyponym) wort
(substance-holonym) malt liquor
Verb
1. treat with malt or malt extract; "malt beer"
(hypernym) process, treat
2. turn into malt, become malt
(hypernym) convert
(derivation) malt liquor
3. convert grain into malt
(hypernym) convert
4. convert into malt
(hypernym) convert
(derivation) malt liquor

v. picture, paint, draw; describe, depict, portray

n. malt, barley or other grain that has been allowed to sprout in preparation for brewing, alcoholic beverage made from malt