leav·en·ing

(lĕv′ə-nĭng)

An agent that causes rising, fermentation, or ferment; leaven.

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leavening

(ˈlɛvnɪŋ)

1. an element of diversity; an enlivening element

2. (Cookery) cookery a raising agent

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leav•en•ing

(ˈlɛv ə nɪŋ)

n.

1. Also called leav′ening a′gent. a substance used to produce fermentation in dough.

2. the process of causing fermentation by leaven.

3. leaven (def. 3).

[1600–10]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	leavening - an influence that works subtly to lighten or modify something; "his sermons benefited from a leavening of humor" leaven imponderable - a factor whose effects cannot be accurately assessed; "human behavior depends on many imponderables"
	2.	leavening - a substance used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid leaven substance - a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties; "shigella is one of the most toxic substances known to man" baking powder - any of various powdered mixtures used in baking as a substitute for yeast sourdough - a leaven of dough in which fermentation is active; used by pioneers for making bread barm, yeast - a commercial leavening agent containing yeast cells; used to raise the dough in making bread and for fermenting beer or whiskey

leavening

noun

An agent that stimulates or precipitates a reaction, development, or change:

catalyst, ferment, leaven, yeast.

Translations

levain

leavening

[ˈlevnɪŋ] N → levadura f (fig) → toque m

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I made a study of the ancient and indispensable art of bread-making, consulting such authorities as offered, going back to the primitive days and first invention of the unleavened kind, when from the wildness of nuts and meats men first reached the mildness and refinement of this diet, and travelling gradually down in my studies through that accidental souring of the dough which, it is supposed, taught the leavening process, and through the various fermentations thereafter, till I came to "good, sweet, wholesome bread," the staff of life.

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