levure

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French[edit]

A diagram of a yeast cell

Etymology[edit]

From lever +‎ -ure. Compare Spanish levadura, Medieval Latin levātūra.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /lə.vyʁ/
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Rhymes: -yʁ

Noun[edit]

levure f (plural levures)

yeast
leavening (agent)

Derived terms[edit]

levure chimique

Further reading[edit]

“levure”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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