| Malpais | n. [ Cf. Sp. mal, malo, bad, and país country. ] (Geol.) The rough surface of a congealed lava stream. [ Southwestern U. S. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] |
| Malta | n. 1. A country on the island of Malta. [ WordNet 1.5 ] 2. An island south of Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea. [ WordNet 1.5 ] |
| malta fever | n. (Med.) An infectious disease contracted from meat or milk products from infected domestic animals; called also brucellosis and undulant fever. [ WordNet 1.5 ] |
| Maltalent | n. [ F. See Malice, and Talent. ] Ill will; malice. [ Obs. ] Rom. of R. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| maltase | n. (Biochem.) An enzyme, α-D-glucosidase, which hydrolyzes maltose with production of glucose, and also hydrolyzes certain other α-D-glucosides. [ PJC ] |