Definition of tae kwon do for English Language Learners. : a style of fighting that originated in Korea and that uses kicks and punches but no weapons. Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about tae kwon do.
It is also used in the baking process as a leavening agent; yeast releasing gas into their environment results in the spongy-like texture of breads and cakes. Because of its role in fermentation, humans have known about and used Saccharomyces cerevisiae for a long time.
A pre-ferment is a fermentation starter used in indirect methods of bread making. It may also be called mother dough. A pre-ferment and a longer fermentation in the bread-making process have several benefits: there is more time for yeast, enzyme and, if sourdough, bacterial actions on the starch and proteins in the dough; this in turn improves the keeping time of the baked bread, and it creates greater complexities of flavor. Though pre-ferments have declined in popularity as direct additions of