multum

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noun

An extract of quassia licorice, fraudulently used by brewers in order to economize malt and hops.

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Meanings

nounmultum (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAn 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 […]
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APA

multum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multum

MLA

“multum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multum. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “multum,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multum.

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