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ingredient

ing·re·dient

UK/ɪnˈɡɹiːdi.ənt/ US/ɪŋˈɡɹiːdi.ənt/ fairly common

noun

1.
2.

an abstract part of something

  • “jealousy was a component of his character”
  • “two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony”
  • “the grammatical elements of a sentence”
  • “a key factor in her success”
  • “humor: an effective ingredient of a speech”
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3.

food that is a component of a mixture in cooking

  • “the recipe lists all the fixings for a salad”
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Origin

From Middle French ingredient, from Latin ingrediens, present participle of ingredior (“to go or enter into or onto”).

Phrases

  • active ingredient
  • inactive ingredient
  • ingredient deck

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