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baking powder

–noun

any of various powders used as a substitute for yeast in baking, composed of sodium bicarbonate mixed with an acid substance, as cream of tartar, capable of setting carbon dioxide free when the mixture is moistened, causing the dough to rise.

[Origin: 1840–50

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bak·ing powder (bā'kĭng)
n. A mixture of baking soda, starch, and at least one slightly acidic compound such as cream of tartar that works as a leavening agent in baking by releasing carbon dioxide when mixed with a liquid, such as milk or water.

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baking powder
noun
any of various powdered mixtures used in baking as a substitute for yeast

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baking powder

a powder used to make cakes etc rise
Example: This sponge cake is very flat — you can't have used enough baking powder.

Arabic:	خَميرة الخُبْز، مَسْحوق التَّخْمير
Chinese (Simplified):	发酵粉
Chinese (Traditional):	發酵粉
Czech:	prášek do pečiva
Danish:	bagepulver
Dutch:	bakpoeder
Estonian:	küpsetuspulber
Finnish:	leivinjauhe
French:	levure
German:	das Backpulver
Greek:	μπέικιν πάουντερ
Hungarian:	sütőpor
Icelandic:	lyftiduft
Indonesian:	ragi roti
Italian:	lievito in polvere*

Japanese:	ベーキングパウダー
Latvian:	cepamais pulveris
Lithuanian:	kepimo milteliai
Norwegian:	bakepulver
Polish:	proszek do pieczenia
Portuguese (Brazil):	fermento
Portuguese (Portugal):	fermento
Romanian:	praf de copt
Russian:	разрыхлитель
Slovak:	prášok do pečiva
Slovenian:	pecilni prašek
Spanish:	polvos de levadura
Swedish:	bakpulver
Turkish:	kabartma tozu

See also: a baker's dozen, bake, baked, baker, bakery, baking, "baking powder" in any language

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baking powder Audio Help (bā'kĭng) Pronunciation Key
A mixture of baking soda, a nonreactive filler (such as starch), and at least one slightly acidic compound (such as cream of tartar). Baking powder works as a leavening agent in baking by releasing carbon dioxide when mixed with a liquid, such as milk or water.

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