levadura — meaning in English

English meaning

• catalyst noun In chemistry, a substance that speeds up a reaction without being used up itself.
• leaven noun Any agent used to make dough rise or to have a similar effect on baked goods.
• yeast noun A microscopic fungus used to ferment dough or brew alcohol.

Senses

levadura is used for these senses in English:

• catalyst (figurative) Something that encourages progress or change.
• leaven Any agent used to make dough rise or to have a similar effect on baked goods.
• yeast A single-celled fungus of a wide variety of taxonomic families.

catalyst — full definition

1. noun In chemistry, a substance that speeds up a reaction without being used up itself.
2. noun A person or event that triggers significant change.

leaven — full definition

1. noun Any agent used to make dough rise or to have a similar effect on baked goods.
2. noun Anything that induces change, especially a corrupting or vitiating change.

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