'Ingredient' definitions:
Definition of 'ingredient'
From: WordNet
noun
A component of a mixture or compound
noun
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" [syn: component, constituent, element, factor, ingredient]
noun
Food that is a component of a mixture in cooking; "the recipe lists all the fixings for a salad" [syn: ingredient, fixings]
Definition of 'Ingredient'
From: GCIDE
- Ingredient \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, recipe, or mixture; an element; a constituent. [1913 Webster]
- By way of analysis we may proceed from compounds to ingredients. --Sir I. Newton. [1913 Webster]
- Water is the chief ingredient in all the animal fluids and solids. --Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Ingredient'
From: GCIDE
- Ingredient \In*gre"di*ent\, a. Entering as, or forming, an ingredient or component part. [1913 Webster]
- Acts where no sin is ingredient. --Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'ingredient'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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