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leavening vs baking powder

baking powder vs leavening

leavening and baking powder both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
leavening Yes No No No
baking powder Yes No No No
As nouns, baking powder is a hyponym of leavening; that is, baking powder is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than leavening:
  • leavening: a substance used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid
  • baking powder: any of various powdered mixtures used in baking as a substitute for yeast
Other hyponyms of leavening include sourdough, barm, yeast.
leavening (noun) baking powder (noun)
an influence that works subtly to lighten or modify something any of various powdered mixtures used in baking as a substitute for yeast
a substance used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid
Difference between leavening and baking powder

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