baking powder

noun

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.

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Meanings

nounbaking powder (countable and uncountable, plural baking powders)

plural baking powders · alternative dated baking-powder

  1. countableuncountableA 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

Arabic بيكنج باودر
  • بيكنج باودر (bēking bāwdar)dry leavening agent used in baking
Bulgarian ба́кпулвер
  • ба́кпулвер (bákpulver)dry leavening agent used in baking
Chinese Cantonese 泡打粉, 發粉 /发粉
  • 泡打粉 (pou⁵ da² fan²)dry leavening agent used in baking
  • 發粉 /发粉 (faat³ fan²)dry leavening agent used in baking
Chinese Mandarin 發酵粉 /发酵粉, 焙粉
  • 發酵粉 /发酵粉 (fājiàofěn)dry leavening agent used in baking
  • 焙粉 (bèifěn)dry leavening agent used in baking
  • 發粉 /发粉 (fāfěn)dry leavening agent used in baking
  • 起子 (qǐzi)dry leavening agent used in baking
  • 泡打粉 (pàodǎfěn)dry leavening agent used in baking
Czech kypřící prášek, prášek do pečiva
  • kypřící prášekdry leavening agent used in baking
  • prášek do pečivadry leavening agent used in baking
Danish bagepulver
  • bagepulverdry leavening agent used in baking
Dutch bakpoeder
  • bakpoederdry leavening agent used in baking
Esperanto bakpulvoro
  • bakpulvorodry leavening agent used in baking
Finnish leivinjauhe
  • leivinjauhedry leavening agent used in baking
French levure chimique
  • levure chimiquedry leavening agent used in baking
German Backpulver
  • Backpulverdry leavening agent used in baking
Greek μπέικιν πάουντερ
  • μπέικιν πάουντερ (béikin páounter)dry leavening agent used in baking
Hebrew אַבְקַת אֲפִיָּה
  • אַבְקַת אֲפִיָּה (avkát afiyá)dry leavening agent used in baking
Hungarian sütőpor
  • sütőpordry leavening agent used in baking
Irish púdar bácála
  • púdar bácáladry leavening agent used in baking
Italian lievito chimico
  • lievito chimicodry leavening agent used in baking
Japanese ベーキングパウダー
  • ベーキングパウダー (bēkingu paudā)dry leavening agent used in baking
Māori paura whakapiki
  • paura whakapikidry leavening agent used in baking
Norwegian Bokmål bakepulver
  • bakepulverdry leavening agent used in baking
Polish proszek do pieczenia
  • proszek do pieczeniadry leavening agent used in baking
Portuguese fermento químico
  • fermento químicodry leavening agent used in baking
Romanian praf de copt
  • praf de coptdry leavening agent used in baking
Russian пека́рный порошо́к
  • пека́рный порошо́к (pekárnyj porošók)dry leavening agent used in baking
Spanish polvo de hornear, royal
  • polvo de horneardry leavening agent used in baking
  • royaldry leavening agent used in baking
  • bequenpauradry leavening agent used in baking
  • róyaldry leavening agent used in baking
  • polvo gasificantedry leavening agent used in baking
  • levadura químicadry leavening agent used in baking
  • polvo para enhornardry leavening agent used in baking
  • polvo para ahornardry leavening agent used in baking
Swedish bakpulver
  • bakpulverdry leavening agent used in baking
Thai ผงฟู
  • ผงฟู (pǒng-fuu)dry leavening agent used in baking
Turkish kabartma tozu
  • kabartma tozudry leavening agent used in baking
Ukrainian пека́рський порошо́к, розпу́шувач
  • пека́рський порошо́к (pekársʹkyj porošók)dry leavening agent used in baking
  • розпу́шувач (rozpúšuvač)dry leavening agent used in baking
Cite this entry
APA

baking powder. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baking%20powder

MLA

“baking powder.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baking%20powder. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “baking powder,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baking%20powder.

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