Definition of Malto

1. Noun. A member of the Dravidian people living in northern Bengal in eastern India.

Generic synonyms: Dravidian

2. Noun. The Dravidian language spoken by the Malto.
Generic synonyms: North Dravidian

Lexicographical Neighbors of Malto

Maltese cat
Maltese cats
Maltese cross
Maltese crosses
Maltese dog
Maltese lira
Maltese monetary unit
Maltesian
Maltesian cross
Maltesian crosses
Malthus
Malthusian
Malthusian theory
Malthusianism
Malthusianisms
Malto
Maluku
Malukus
Malus
Malus angustifolia
Malus baccata
Malus coronaria
Malus fusca
Malus ioensis
Malus pumila
Malus sylvestris
Malva
Malva moschata
Malva neglecta
Malva sylvestris

Literary usage of Malto

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Enzymes and Their Applications by Jean Effront, Samuel Cate Prescott (1902)
"'=34 Diastatic power 47 45 34 17 Per cent of malto-dextrins 4.25 7.9 14.9 22.4 Type of malto-dextrins obtained 1:0.5 1:1.5 1:2 1:2 As is seen, ..."

2. Enzymes and Their Applications by Jean Effront (1902)
"The authors who have studied especially the decomposition of starch by malt generally assume the existence of different types of malto-dextrins which are ..."

3. Chemistry for Engineers and Manufacturers: A Practical Text-book by Bertram Blount, Arthur George Bloxam (1905)
"The soluble starch is then converted into malto-dextrin and erythro - dextrin. ... The next action is the hydrolysis of malto-dextrin into maltose— ..."

4. The Chemists' Year Book by Frederick William Atack (1920)
"80°F. In presence of diastase the yeast ferments away malto-dextrins and ... The malto-dextrin is calculated to a percentage of the dry solids in solution. ..."

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