#afanat

• Loose — Made porous, loose, soft, and aerated; lacking density or compactness due to mechanical, physical, or chemical action. In agrotechnics, it describes optimally tilled soil; in culinary contexts, it refers to light, fluffy, and well-leavened baked goods.
• Leavening agent — A substance, ingredient, or mechanical tool used to loosen or aerate a mixture, dough, or layer of soil. In the food industry, it denotes a raising agent (biological or chemical); in agriculture, it describes a subsoiler or tilling implement.