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in·gre·di·ent

 (ĭn-grē′dē-ənt)
n.
1. An edible substance that is used in making a dish or other food.
2. An element or component of something:the ingredients in shampoo; the ingredients that made the scandal. See Synonyms at element.
[Middle English, from Latiningrediēns, ingredient-, present participle ofingredī,to enter; see ingress.]
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ingredient

(ɪnˈɡriːdɪənt)
n
(Cookery) a component of a mixture, compound, etc, esp in cooking
[C15: from Latiningrediēns going into, fromingredī to enter; see ingress]
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in•gre•di•ent

(ɪnˈgri di ənt)

n.
1. something that enters as an element into a mixture: the ingredients of a cake.
2. a constituent element of anything: the ingredients of political success.
[1425–75; late Middle English < Latiningredī to go or step into, commence =in-in-2 +gradī to go, step]
syn:Seeelement.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.ingredient - a component of a mixture or compoundingredient - a component of a mixture or compound
admixture,intermixture - an additional ingredient that is added by mixing with the base; "the growing medium should be equal parts of sand and loam with an admixture of peat moss and cow manure"; "a large intermixture of sand"
base - the principal ingredient of a mixture; "glycerinated gelatin is used as a base for many ointments"; "he told the painter that he wanted a yellow base with just a hint of green"; "everything she cooked seemed to have rice as the base"
constituent,element,component - an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system; "spare components for cars"; "a component or constituent element of a system"
2.ingredient - an abstract part of somethingingredient - 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"
be all and end all,be-all and end-all - the essential factor; the all-important element; the supreme aim; "profit is the be-all and end-all of business"
plot element - a component or element of the plot of a story
point - a geometric element that has position but no extension; "a point is defined by its coordinates"
division,section,part - one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole; "the written part of the exam"; "the finance section of the company"; "the BBC's engineering division"
3.ingredient - food that is a component of a mixture in cookingingredient - food that is a component of a mixture in cooking; "the recipe lists all the fixings for a salad"
dish - a particular item of prepared food; "she prepared a special dish for dinner"
food product,foodstuff - a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food
flavorer,flavoring,flavourer,flavouring,seasoning,seasoner - something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts
tomato paste - thick concentrated tomato puree
egg white,ovalbumin,albumen,white - the white part of an egg; the nutritive and protective gelatinous substance surrounding the yolk consisting mainly of albumin dissolved in water; "she separated the whites from the yolks of several eggs"
egg yolk,yolk - the yellow spherical part of an egg that is surrounded by the albumen
malted milk - powder made of dried milk and malted cereals
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ingredient

nouncomponent,part,element,feature,piece,unit,item,aspect,attribute,constituentThe meeting had all the ingredients of high drama.
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ingredient

noun
One of the individual entities contributing to a whole:
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Translations
عُنْصُر، مُقَوِّم ، مُرَكِّبمُكَوِّنٌ
ingrediencepřísadasložkasoučást
ingrediensbestanddel
aineskoostisosa
اجزائ
valmistusaine
sastojak
hozzávalóalkatrészalkotórész
efni, efnisòáttur
材料
성분
pars
sastāvdaļa
sestavina
ingrediens
ส่วนผสม
thành phần

ingredient

[ɪnˈgriːdɪənt]N (Culin) →ingredientem; [of beauty product, medicine] →componentem (fig) →elementom,factorm
it is used as an ingredient in sunscreen →seutiliza comocomponente decremassolares confiltro
this is the key ingredient of her success →éste es elfactorclave de suéxito
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

ingredient

[ɪnˈgriːdiənt]n
(for cooking) →ingrédientmactive ingredient
(fig) →ingrédientm
That is one of the major ingredients in his success →C'est l'un desprincipauxingrédients de sonsuccès.
The book had all the ingredients of a good detective story →Lelivre avaittous lesingrédients d'un bonromanpolicier.in-group[ˈɪngruːp]n →cerclemfermé
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

ingredient

n →Bestandteilm, →Ingredienzf (spec); (for recipe) →Zutatf;all theingredients for success →alles, was manzumErfolg braucht;theingredients of a man’s character →alles, was denCharakter einesMenschenausmacht
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

ingredient

[ɪnˈgriːdɪənt]n (Culin) →ingredientem (fig) →fattorem,elemento
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

ingredient

(inˈgriːdiənt) noun
one of the things that go into a mixture.Could you give me a list of the ingredients of the cake? bestanddeel عُنْصُر، مُقَوِّم ، مُرَكِّب съставка ingrediente složka, součást die Zutat ingrediens; bestanddelσυστατικό,υλικόingrediente koostisosa جز ترکیبی؛ عنصر ainesosaingrédientמרכיב संघटक sastojak hozzávaló ramuan efni, efnisþátturingrediente 成分 성분 sudedamoji dalis (maisījuma) sastāvdaļa ramuaningrediëntingrediens,delskładnik عنصر ingrediente ingredientингредиент prísada sestavina sastojak ingrediens ส่วนผสมharç,malzeme 成份 складова частина, інгредієнт کسی مرکب یا نسخے وغیرہ کا جزو thành phần 成分，原料，配料
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

ingredient

→مُكَوِّنٌ ingredience ingrediensZutatσυστατικόingrediente valmistusaineingrédient sastojakingrediente 材料 성분ingrediëntingrediensskładnikingredienteингредиент ingrediens ส่วนผสมmalzeme thành phần成分
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

ingredient

n. ingrediente, componente.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

ingredient

n ingredientem;active — principio activo
English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.


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