levure

French

A diagram of a yeast cell

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /lə.vyʁ/
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Rhymes: -yʁ

Noun

levure f (plural levures)

yeast
leavening (agent)

Derived terms

levure chimique

Further reading

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

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