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malt dust

malt dust noun: fine particles of malt, or of the grain used in making malt; used as a fertilizer.

Noun

malt dust (uncountable)

  1. Fine particles of malt, or of the grain used in making malt; used as a fertilizer.
    • Malt dust consists chiefly of the infant radicle separated from the grain. I have never made any experiment upon this manure; but there is great reason to suppose it must contain saccharine matter; and this will account for its powerful effects.1813, Sir Humphry Davy, Elements of Agricultural Chemistry in a Course of Lectures

Questions about malt dust

What does malt dust mean?
Malt dust means fine particles of malt, or of the grain used in making malt; used as a fertilizer.
What part of speech is malt dust?
Malt dust is a noun.

Words near malt dust in the dictionary

  1. malsticks
  2. Malswick
  3. malt
  4. malt beer
  5. malt beers
  6. malt dust
  7. malt floor
  8. malt floors
  9. malt house
  10. malt houses
  11. malt liquor

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