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multum

multum noun: an extract of quassia licorice, fraudulently used by brewers in order to economize malt and hops.

Noun

multum (uncountable)

  1. An extract of quassia licorice, fraudulently used by brewers in order to economize malt and hops.
    • Another substance, composed of extract of quassia and liquorice juice, used by fraudulent brewers to economise both malt and hops, is technically called multum.1820, Friedrich Accum, A Treatise on Adulterations of Food […]

Words formed from multum

Questions about multum

What does multum mean?
Multum means an extract of quassia licorice, fraudulently used by brewers in order to economize malt and hops.
What part of speech is multum?
Multum is a noun.

Words near multum in the dictionary

  1. Multnomahs
  2. multo-scribbling
  3. multocular
  4. Multon
  5. Multons
  6. multum
  7. multum in parvo
  8. multungulate
  9. multungulates
  10. multure
  11. multured

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