| NOUN | cognition | leavening, leaven | an influence that works subtly to lighten or modify something |
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| substance | leavening, leaven | a substance used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid / liquid |
| Sounds | leh'vahnihng | |
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| Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... | |
| Meaning | An influence that works subtly to lighten or modify something. | |
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| Example | "his sermons benefited from a leavening of humor" | |
| Synonym | leaven | |
| Broader | imponderable | A factor whose effects cannot be accurately assessed |
| Meaning | A substance used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid / liquid. | |
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| Synonym | leaven | |
| Narrower | baking powder | Any of various powdered mixtures used in baking as a substitute for yeast |
| sourdough | A leaven of dough in which fermentation is active | |
| yeast, barm | A commercial leavening agent containing yeast cells | |
| Broader | substance | A particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties |
| Spanish | levadura, polvos de hornear | |
| Catalan | llevat | |
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