Meaning

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

    Backtriebmittel, Triebmittel

    A leavening agent (also known as raising agent or leaven agent) is a substance added to dough or batter to make it lighter and softer.

Translations

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organism or substance:

Forms

plural: leavening agents
Singularleavening agent
Pluralleavening agents

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • A leavening agent (also known as raising agent or leaven agent) is a substance added to dough or batter to make it lighter and softer.:raising agentleaven agent

Word family

5 related words

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