empting
/ˈɛm(p)tɪŋ/(also emptin, emptain)
noun
1= emptying.
- Later examples may be errors for emptying..
2A type of yeast deriving from the process of fermentation, typically used in baking. More generally: yeast of any type; a preparation containing yeast or another raising agent. Compare emptying. Now chiefly historical.
Origin
Late Middle English; earliest use found in Promptorium Parvulorum. From empt + -ing.