bread starter

noun

A mixture of water and flour that has been fermented by bacteria and natural yeasts, used to prepare sourdough bread.

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Meanings

nounbread starter (plural bread starters)

plural bread starters

  1. cookingA mixture of water and flour that has been fermented by bacteria and natural yeasts, used to prepare sourdough bread.

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APA

bread starter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bread%20starter

MLA

“bread starter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bread%20starter. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bread starter,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bread%20starter.

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