LEAVENING


Meaning of LEAVENING in English

/lev"euh ning/ , n.

1. Also called leavening agent . a substance used to produce fermentation in dough or batter; leaven.

2. the act or process of causing to ferment by leaven.

3. leaven (def. 3).

[ 1600-10; LEAVEN + -ING 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .