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Mal*ton"ic (?), a. (Chem.)
Of, pertaining to, or derived from, maltose; specif.,
designating an acid called also gluconic or dextronic
acid. See Gluconic.

Malt"ose` (m&add;lt"ōs`), n.
[From Malt.] (Physiol. Chem.) A crystalline sugar
formed from starch by the action of diastase of malt, and the
amylolytic ferment of saliva and pancreatic juice. It resembles
dextrose, but rotates the plane of polarized light further to the
right and possesses a lower cupric oxide reducing power.

Mal*treat" (?), v. t. [imp. &
p. p. Maltreated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Maltreating.] [Mal- + treat: cf. F.
maltraiter.] To treat ill; to abuse; to treat
roughly.

Mal*treat"ment (?), n.; [Cf. F.
maltraitement.] Ill treatment; ill usage;
abuse.

Malt"ster (?), n. A maltman.
Swift.

Malt"worm` (?), n. A
tippler.


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