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leavening agent
Variant of leavening
noun
- a substance used to make baked goods rise by the formation of gas, esp. carbon dioxide, in the batter or dough, as baking powder, yeast, etc.also leavening agent
- any influence spreading through something and working on it to bring about a gradual change; tempering quality or thing
- a causing to be leavened
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