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— English word —

• levain n. A starter dough for sourdough bread.

— In French —

• levain n.m. (Boulangerie) Morceau de pâte aigrie qui, mêlée à la pâte…
• levain n.m. (Par extension) Substance capable de produire une fermentation…
• levain n.m. (Désuet) (Sens figuré) Germes de certaines passions violentes.

7 English words from the English definition

bread dough for sourdough sourdough␣bread starter starter␣dough

11 English words from 3 foreign definitions

à␣la Boulangerie capable extension fermentation mêlée Morceau Par passions Sens Substance

12 foreign words from 3 foreign definitions

aigrie certaines Désuet figuré Germes Par␣extension pâte produire qui Sens␣figuré une violentes

One suffix (New word found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

levains

17 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

Ain AIN ain' eva Eva EVA eva' lev LEV lev- Lev. leva Leva vai Vai vain VAIN

9 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

ave 'ave ave. Ave. avel nia Nia NIA vel

8 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

alevin alvine Lavine leavin' valine veinal venial vineal

39 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

alevins anviled aveling Elinvar Evelina Evolian flavine inclave inslave javelin kevalin Lanivet Lavigne Lavines leave-in leaving Ledvina Lesvian levains Levitan Lisvane livenka naively naïvely ovaline ravelin unalive unvaile valenki Valenti valerin valines Vanliew vanlike Vanzile vaselin vealing ventail violane

51 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

alien Alien aline Aline A-line alive alvei Alven Alvie Alvin anile anvil avile avine elain Elain Elian Elina elvan elvin Elvin EVALI Évian laine Laven Lavin Leiva levan Levan levin Levin liane linea liven naevi nævi naive naïve navel navie Nelia Nevil Nieva nival Vaile venal Vilna vinal v-line V-line V␣line

4 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

levan Levan levin Levin

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