发酵粉

[ noun ]
any of various powdered mixtures used in baking as a substitute for yeast
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Powder \Pow"der\, n. [OE. poudre, pouldre, F. poudre, OF. also
poldre, puldre, L. pulvis, pulveris: cf. pollen fine flour,
mill dust, E. pollen. Cf. {Polverine}, {Pulverize}.]
1. The fine particles to which any dry substance is reduced
by pounding, grinding, or triturating, or into which it
falls by decay; dust.

Grind their bones to powder small. --Shak.

2. An explosive mixture used in gunnery, blasting, etc.;
gunpowder. See {Gunpowder}.

{Atlas powder}, {Baking powder}, etc. See under {Atlas},
{Baking}, etc.

{Powder down} (Zo["o]l.), the peculiar dust, or exfoliation,
of powder-down feathers.

{Powder-down feather} (Zo["o]l.), one of a peculiar kind of
modified feathers which sometimes form patches on certain
parts of some birds. They have a greasy texture and a
scaly exfoliation.

{Powder-down patch} (Zo["o]l.), a tuft or patch of
powder-down feathers.

{Powder hose}, a tube of strong linen, about an inch in
diameter, filled with powder and used in firing mines.
--Farrow.

{Powder hoy} (Naut.), a vessel specially fitted to carry
powder for the supply of war ships. They are usually
painted red and carry a red flag.

{Powder magazine}, or {Powder room}. See {Magazine}, 2.

{Powder mine}, a mine exploded by gunpowder. See {Mine}.

{Powder monkey} (Naut.), a boy formerly employed on war
vessels to carry powder; a powder boy.

{Powder post}. See {Dry rot}, under {Dry}.

{Powder puff}. See {Puff}, n.


Baking \Bak"ing\, n.
1. The act or process of cooking in an oven, or of drying and
hardening by heat or cold.

2. The quantity baked at once; a batch; as, a baking of
bread.

{Baking powder}, a substitute for yeast, usually consisting
of an acid, a carbonate, and a little farinaceous matter.