malt extract
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of malt extract
First recorded in 1830–40
Example Sentences
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"I don't know that I've ever seen malt extract before," commented contestant Freya.
From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2021
Recipes vary, but Lim mixed ingredients like agar, soy flour, malt extract, yeast, molasses and cornmeal.
From New York Times ● Aug. 17, 2021
As well as enforced seclusion, she was placed on a regime of weight gain; four or five pints of milk daily, as well as cutlets, liquid malt extract and beef tea.
From Newsweek ● Feb. 13, 2015
In Edinburgh, owing to the city’s breweries, the odor of malt extract reigns for miles around.
From New York Times ● Sep. 11, 2014
And with a cluck Mr. Tutt leaned over, produced a dingy bottle wrapped in a coat of many colors and poured himself out a glass of malt extract.
From Tutt and Mr. Tutt by Arthur Cheney Train
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