About The Word Ingredient

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Ingredient

Ingredient Meaning & Definition
Ingredient Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Ingredient?

[n] a component of a mixture or compound
[n] food that is a component of a mixture in cooking; "the recipe lists all the fixings for a salad"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Ingredient: component | constituent | element | factor | fixings

Related Terms | Find terms related to Ingredient: adjunct | appurtenance | aspect | census | circumstance | component | composition | constituent | constituents | content | contents | detail | divisions | element | elements | factor | feature | fixings | guts | index | ingredients | innards | insides | integrant | inventory | item | items | list | makings | part | part and parcel | parts | specialty | whole

See Also | admixture | albumen | base | be all and end all | be-all and end-all | component | constituent | dish | division | egg white | egg yolk | element | flavorer | flavoring | flavourer | flavouring | food product | foodstuff | intermixture | malted milk | ovalbumin | part | point | seasoner | seasoning | section | tomato paste

Ingredient In Webster's Dictionary

\In*gre"di*ent\, n. [F. ingr['e]dient, L. ingrediens, -entis, entering into, p. pr. of ingredi, p. p. ingressus, to go into, to enter; pref. in- in + gradi to walk, go. See {Grade}.] That which enters into a compound, or is a component part of any combination or mixture; an element; a constituent. By way of analysis we may proceed from compounds to ingredients. --Sir I. Newton. Water is the chief ingredient in all the animal fluids and solids. --Arbuthnot.
\In*gre"di*ent\, a. Entering as, or forming, an ingredient or component part. Acts where no sin is ingredient. --Jer. Taylor.

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