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Webster 1913 Edition


Leavening

Leav′en-ing

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Noun.
1.
The act of making light, or causing to ferment, by means of leaven.
2.
That which leavens or makes light.
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Webster 1828 Edition


Leavening

LEAVENING

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ppr.
lev'ening. Making light by fermentation.

LEAVENING

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Noun.
lev'ening. that which leavens or makes light.

Definition 2024


leavening

leavening

English

Adjective

leavening (not comparable)

  1. made light by aeration

Noun

leavening (plural leavenings)

  1. a leavening agent

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