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starter

starter

5 5.0
A mix of yeast or bacteria used to start making bread and cheese
  • noun
  • /ˈstɑːrtər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : cultivo iniciador
  • You can't buy a sourdough starter from the store.

You can't buy a sourdough starter from the store.

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Examples

  • To make delicious bread, you need a good starter that combines yeast and bacteria.

  • After the yeast starter was warm and bubbly, I swirled in sugar, eggs, vanilla, and the flour mixture.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • I took great care in the selection of my starter culture.

  • A bowl, a measuring cup, flour, water, a starter and a scale.

  • If you add your starter culture, why would the listeria be a problem?

    Blog text (13)
  • That's not the most typical form of starter culture.

  • I made a yeast starter and phoned Marla.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • I carefully mixed flour, water, and my homemade starter to begin the fermentation process.

  • Using a strong starter is essential for achieving the perfect rise in your sourdough bread.

Compounds

Something that makes people start talking, like a topic or object

2 5.6

A person who starts tasks without being told

starter motor
  • Specialized
1 4.0

An electric motor that turns a car engine to start it

kick starter
  • Specialized
4.7

A lever on a motorcycle you push with your foot to start the motor

non-starter
  • Informal
6.7

An idea or plan that has no chance of success

self-starter
  • Archaic
6.1

A motor that starts an engine by itself

How Sour

sourdough
1 4.1
starter
  • Specialized
5 5.0
bread dough
2 1.2

Surface Forms

starter singular
starters plural

Morphology

starter = start (transparent) = start + er

A regular agent/instrument noun formed from the verb 'start'; the meaning 'something that initiates fermentation' is a direct extension of 'to start'.

Etymology

The word starter comes from the verb start ('to begin') plus -er ('thing that does an action'). So a sourdough starter is the culture that begins fermentation and helps the bread rise.