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bread starter

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

Noun

bread starter (plural bread starters)

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

Forms of bread starter

pluralbread starters

Questions about bread starter

What does bread starter mean?
Bread starter means a mixture of water and flour that has been fermented by bacteria and natural yeasts, used to prepare sourdough bread.
What part of speech is bread starter?
Bread starter is a noun.
What is the plural of bread starter?
The plural of bread starter is bread starters.

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