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Noun: leavening agent
  1. A substance added to dough or batter to make it lighter and softer
    "I know I can use chemical leaveners, but I think that using yeast as a leavening agent is more healthy";
    - raising agent, leaven agent, leavener

Derived forms: leavening agents

Type of: additive

Encyclopedia: Leavening agent