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ingredient

ingredient

330 1.7
A thing used to make a food or product, like flour in bread
  • noun
  • /ɪnˈɡriːdiənt/
translation icon : ingrediente
  • At Zoom Pizza, it's all about the fresh ingredients and the robot.
  • active ingredient
  • list of ingredients
  • food ingredients

One dish with just one ingredient and three processes.

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Examples

  • Make sure all the ingredients are in the mixture.

  • Each medicine was meticulously described, all ingredients clearly stated, and the process well outlined.

    Academic text (1999)
  • It's a special, secret ingredient.

  • Making connections within the school community is an essential ingredient for success.

    Academic text (2015)
  • No, the next ingredient is a sack of meat.

  • Next up, your next ingredient is corn.

  • What is the main ingredient in the famous Indian dish?

  • I need to get the right ingredients.

  • The active ingredient is selenium sulfide.

  • To bake a cake, you will need flour, sugar, eggs, and other ingredients.

Synonyms

constituent
vsingredient
15 6.5

Forming a necessary part of something's structure

is used for components in mixtures like food and chemical recipes

Compounds

A hidden thing added to food or an idea that makes it better

The most important part of something, often in a recipe or plan

A thing you need for a recipe, process, or result to work

An important thing needed for something to work or succeed

7.9

An ingredient that clogs skin pores and can cause acne or blackheads

An ingredient in skin products that can block pores and cause acne

How Essential

ingredient
330 1.7

Surface Forms

ingredient singular
ingredients plural

Etymology

Ingredient comes from Latin parts in- 'into' and gradior 'to step', the same root you see in graduate. So an ingredient is something that 'steps into' a mix or recipe, a substance you put into food or a product.