leavening
verb
- 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.
- 5
To rise or become larger.
noun
- 1
The process by which something is leavened.
adjective
- 1
Making light by aeration.
noun
- 1
Any organism or substance added to a food product (such as dough or batter) that makes it rise when cooked.
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