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Meaning of leavening

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

leavening

verb

Definitions

  1. To add a leavening agent.

  2. To cause to rise by fermentation.

  3. To temper an action or decision.

  4. To imbue; to infect; to vitiate.

noun

Definitions

  1. The process by which something is leavened.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Making light by aeration.

noun

Definitions

  1. Any organism or substance added to a food product (such as dough or batter) that makes it rise when cooked.

    Synonyms:leavenleaveningraising agent