ALL meanings of leavening
leav·en·ing
L l - noun leavening Made light by aeration. 1
- noun leavening a substance, as yeast or baking powder, that causes fermentation and expansion of dough or batter. 1
- noun leavening fermented dough reserved for producing fermentation in a new batch of dough. 1
- noun leavening an element that produces an altering or transforming influence. 1
- verb with object leavening to add leaven to (dough or batter) and cause to rise. 1
- verb with object leavening to permeate with an altering or transforming element. 1
- noun leavening a leavening agent. 0
- noun leavening an element of diversity; an enlivening element 0
- noun leavening a raising agent 0
- noun leavening 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. 0
- noun leavening any influence spreading through something and working on it to bring about a gradual change; tempering quality or thing 0
- noun leavening a causing to be leavened 0