ingredient en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ɪnˈɡɹiːd͡ʒənt/ (dialectal) in very rapid speech
- /ɪŋˈɡɹiːdi.ənt/
- /ɪnˈɡɹiːdi.ənt/
Etymology
From Middle French ingredient, from Latin ingrediens, present participle of ingredior (“to go or enter into or onto”).
Meanings
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One of the substances present in a mixture, especially food.
Near-synonyms: constituent, component
Water is the chief ingredient in all the animal fluids and solids.
1731, John Arbuthnot, An Essay Concerning the Nature of Aliments, and the Choice of Them, According to the Different Constitutions of Human Bodies. […], London: […] J[acob] Tonson […], →OCLC:Holonyms: mixture; whole
By way of analysis we may proceed from compounds to ingredients.
1704, I[saac] N[ewton], “(please specify |book=1 to 3)”, in Opticks: Or, A Treatise of the Reflexions, Refractions, Inflexions and Colours of Light. […], London: […] Sam[uel] Smith, and Benj[amin] Walford, printers to the Royal Society, […], →OCLC:The ingredients of a Spanish omelette are potatoes, eggs, onion, and a little salt.
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(figuratively) A necessary element to achieve a certain goal; a component.
Innovation is just one ingredient for continued growth.
Patience and understanding are key ingredients for a long-lasting marriage.
Holonym: end result
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ingredients | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
ingredient deck · microingredient · bioingredient · inactive ingredient · active ingredient
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Synonyms
Translations (73)
pl składnik (substance present in a mixture) · hy բաղադրամաս (substance present in a mixture) · ja 成分 (substance present in a mixture) · ja 具材 (substance present in a mixture) · gl ingrediente (substance present in a mixture) · sv råvara (substance present in a mixture) · ru составна́я часть (substance present in a mixture) · nn ingrediens (substance present in a mixture) · cmn 因素 (substance present in a mixture) · cmn 成分 (substance present in a mixture) · ru компоне́нт (substance present in a mixture) · fr ingrédient (substance present in a mixture) · sh sastojak (substance present in a mixture) · nb bestanddel (substance present in a mixture) · la pars (substance present in a mixture) · hu alkotórész (substance present in a mixture) · vi thành phần (substance present in a mixture) · is hráefni (substance present in a mixture) · fi valmistusaine (substance present in a mixture) · es excipiente (substance present in a mixture) · de Bestandteil (necessary element) · fi aines (substance present in a mixture) · it ingrediente (substance present in a mixture) · ko 성분 (substance present in a mixture) · cs přísada (substance present in a mixture) · sl sestavina (substance present in a mixture) · sh састојак (substance present in a mixture) · sv ingrediens (substance present in a mixture) · et koostisosa (substance present in a mixture) · pt ingrediente (substance present in a mixture) · ga comhábhar (substance present in a mixture) · ja 食材 (substance present in a mixture) · rsk состойок (substance present in a mixture) · ro ingredient (substance present in a mixture) · eo ingredienco (substance present in a mixture) · ca ingredient (substance present in a mixture) · cmn 材料 (substance present in a mixture) · hu hozzávaló (substance present in a mixture) · nds wat dorto brukt ward (substance present in a mixture) · he מרכיב (substance present in a mixture) · cmn 成份 (substance present in a mixture) · ml ചേരുവ (substance present in a mixture) · mk состојка (substance present in a mixture) · ar مُقَوِّم (substance present in a mixture) · fa اجزائ (substance present in a mixture) · et aines (substance present in a mixture) · ja 原材料 (substance present in a mixture) · de Zutat (substance present in a mixture) · nl bestanddeel (necessary element) · io ingrediento (substance present in a mixture) · be састаўна́я ча́стка (substance present in a mixture) · el συστατικό (substance present in a mixture) · cmn 食材 (substance present in a mixture) · gd cuid (substance present in a mixture) · uk складова́ части́на (substance present in a mixture) · sk prísada (substance present in a mixture) · da ingrediens (substance present in a mixture) · he מצרך (substance present in a mixture) · ru ингредие́нт (substance present in a mixture) · uk інгредіє́нт (substance present in a mixture) · bg компонент (substance present in a mixture) · es ingrediente (substance present in a mixture) · fi ainesosa (substance present in a mixture) · tr içerik (substance present in a mixture) · kmr kerese (substance present in a mixture) · tr malzeme (substance present in a mixture) · bg съставна част (substance present in a mixture) · cs ingredience (substance present in a mixture) · be інгрэдые́нт (substance present in a mixture) · nb ingrediens (substance present in a mixture) · hu összetevő (substance present in a mixture) · nl ingrediënt (substance present in a mixture) · ast ingrediente (substance present in a mixture)