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What is the noun for leavening?

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leaven
  1. Any agent used to make dough rise or to have a similar effect on baked goods.
  2. (figuratively) Anything that makes a general assimilating change in the mass.
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “The dough so aerated is then to be mixed with the leaven.”
      “It should be subject to State policy and State power, and not used as a leaven to ferment and corrupt the whole body politic.”
leavener
  1. Any agent that promotes leavening.
  2. Examples:
    1. “Baking soda is a leavener that requires an acidic ingredient in a batter to help a baked good rise.”
      “By the late 19th century baking powder had replaced yeast entirely as a leavener for cakes.”
      “Animal fat, or lard, which has a high smoking point, is very effective as a leavener in flaky pastries and tart shells.”
leavening
  1. a leavening agent
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “I had been using baking powder for a leavening and vegetable oil on the waffle iron in the recipes I had tried.”
leavenings
leaveners
  1. plural of leavener
leavens
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