plural of malt

Malted grain (sprouted grain) (usually barley), used in brewing and otherwise. / Malt liquor, especially malt whisky. / (US, informal) A milkshake with malted milk powder added for flavor.

(transitive) 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.

Processed into malt.

(informal) A malted milk; a milkshake.

simple past tense and past participle of malt

The process of turning grain into malt. / The premises where grain is malted.

present participle of malt

plural of malted

plural of malting