leavening agent

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leavening agent

noun leavening agents

Any organism or substance added to a food product (such as dough or batter) that makes it rise when cooked.
Similar: leaven, leavening, raising agent

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noun organism or substance

Español	leudante, hurmiento, agente ludiante
中文	發酵劑 /发酵剂 fājiàojì, 膨鬆劑 /膨松剂 péngsōngjì
Português	agente levedante
Deutsch	Backtriebmittel, Triebmittel

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@misc{leavening_agent_2026,
  title = {leavening agent},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/leavening%20agent},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}