Leavening
['levnɪŋ] or ['lɛvənɪŋ]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Leaven
(n.) The act of making light, or causing to ferment, by means of leaven.
(n.) That which leavens or makes light.
Checker: Mandy
Examples
- But there is one great objection to the use of soda alone as a leavening agent. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Man's knowledge of chemicals and their effect on each other has enabled him to overcome this difficulty and, at the same time, to retain the leavening effect of the baking soda. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
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