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leavening vs yeast

yeast vs leavening

leavening and yeast both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
leavening Yes No No No
yeast Yes No No No
As nouns, yeast is a hyponym of leavening; that is, yeast is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than leavening:
  • leavening: a substance used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid
  • yeast: a commercial leavening agent containing yeast cells; used to raise the dough in making bread and for fermenting beer or whiskey
Other hyponyms of leavening include baking powder, sourdough, barm.
leavening (noun) yeast (noun)
an influence that works subtly to lighten or modify something any of various single-celled fungi that reproduce asexually by budding or division
a substance used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid a commercial leavening agent containing yeast cells; used to raise the dough in making bread and for fermenting beer or whiskey
Difference between leavening and yeast

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