self-rising

[ self-rahy-zing ]
/ ˈsɛlfˈraɪ zɪŋ /

adjective Cookery.

rising without the addition of leaven: self-rising pancake flour.

Origin of self-rising

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65

Words nearby self-rising

self-retaining catheter, self-revealing, self-revelation, self-righteous, self-righting, self-rising, self-rule, self-sacrifice, self-satisfaction, self-satisfied, self-satisfying

Example sentences from the Web for self-rising

  • Boston Brown Bread Flour is self-rising, on the principle of the flapjack flour.

    Camp and Trail |Stewart Edward White

  • Many a batch of flap jacks have I stirred up in that old coffee pot, paying the sutler 25 cents a pound for self-rising flour.

    Drum Taps in Dixie |Delavan S. Miller