"leavening agent" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: leavening agents [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} leavening agent (plural leavening agents)
  1. Any organism or substance added to a food product (such as dough or batter) that makes it rise when cooked. Wikipedia link: leavening agent Categories (topical): Cooking Synonyms: leaven, leavening, raising agent Related terms: leavened, unleavened, self-raising flour, sour mash, starter Translations (organism or substance): 發酵劑 (Chinese Mandarin), 发酵剂 (fājiàojì) (Chinese Mandarin), 膨鬆劑 (Chinese Mandarin), 膨松剂 (péngsōngjì) (Chinese Mandarin), nostatusaine (Finnish), agente levedante [masculine] (Portuguese)

Inflected forms

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