malt

noun4

1. •
   Malted grain (sprouted grain) (usually barley), used in brewing and otherwise.
2. •
   Malt liquor, especially malt whisky.

   • Oh many a peer of England brews Livelier liquor than the Muse, And malt does more than Milton can To justify God's ways to man. — 1896
3. •
   (US, informal) A milkshake with malted milk powder added for flavor.

   • Afterward she sat in the drugstore sucking malt through a straw. — 1992
4. •
   Maltose-rich sugar derived from malted grain.

verb3

1. •
   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.
2. •
   To become malt.
3. •
   (humorous, old-fashioned) To drink malt liquor.

noun1

1. •
   Initialism of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue.