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ingredient

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪnˈgriːdiənt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ɪnˈgridiənt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(in grē′dē ənt)

in•gre•di•ent /ɪnˈgridiənt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]

something that is an element of a mixture:The ingredients of a cake typically include eggs, milk, flour, and sugar.
an important part of anything:the ingredients of a good marriage.

See -grad-.

element

in•gre•di•ent (in grē′dē ənt),USA pronunciation n.

something that enters as an element into a mixture:Flour, eggs, and sugar are the main ingredients in the cake.
a constituent element of anything;
component:the ingredients of political success.

Latin ingredient- (stem of ingrediēns), present participle of ingredī to go or step into, commence, equivalent. to in- in-² + -gredient- going; see gradient
late Middle English 1425–75

element.

whole.

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ingredient /ɪnˈɡriːdɪənt/ n

a component of a mixture, compound, etc, esp in cooking

Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin ingrediēns going into, from ingredī to enter; see ingress

'ingredient' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

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Synonyms: constituent, element, part, component, detail, more...

Collocations: a list of ingredients, all of the ingredients to [make, cook], the secret ingredient, more...

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