baking-powder
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.75 in modern English
25
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "The loaf is made in about a minute, by mixing a small quantity of baking-powder in the flour, and adding cold water."
- "Always a little aloof, I pursued a solitary course of experimentation; first I tried Peroxide—old Mrs. Thompson next-door heard for the first time in thirty-five years—, then I tried a mixture of baking-powder and iodine—baking-powder is supposed to make biscuits rise, and mine was no exception."
- "If you want to make your own spongecake, you’ll need two ounces each of flour, sugar, butter or margarine, ¼ teaspoonful of baking-powder (unless self-raising flour is used), one egg and a little milk to mix."