BAKING POWDER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does baking powder mean? 

• BAKING POWDER (noun)
  The noun BAKING POWDER has 1 sense:

1. any of various powdered mixtures used in baking as a substitute for yeast

  Familiarity information: BAKING POWDER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BAKING POWDER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of various powdered mixtures used in baking as a substitute for yeast

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("baking powder" is a kind of...):

leaven; leavening (a substance used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid)