baking powder
Noun

baking powder

  1. A dry leavening agent used in baking; a mixture of baking soda, an acid (often cream of tartar) and starch to keep it dry; when wetted, carbon dioxide is released.
Translations
  • French: levure chimique
  • German: Backpulver
  • Italian: lievito chimico
  • Portuguese: fermento químico
  • Russian: пека́рный порошо́к
  • Spanish: polvo de hornear, (Chile) royal



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