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Ingredient - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Ingredient : (noun)
1: a component of a mixture or compound
2: 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]
3: food that is a component of a mixture in cooking; "the
recipe lists all the fixings for a salad" [syn: fixings]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Ingredient : \In*gre"di*ent\, a.
Entering as, or forming, an ingredient or component part.
Acts where no sin is ingredient. --Jer. Taylor.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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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 or mixture; an element; a constituent.
By way of analysis we may proceed from compounds to
ingredients. --Sir I.
Newton.
Water is the chief ingredient in all the animal fluids
and solids. --Arbuthnot.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Ingredient |
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tylerusesoap: @jacksbileduct Lye--the crucial Ingredient. |
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Cipher87: "The world is just a bitter place.. And one's character is the perfect Ingredient to give this world a better taste"-Cipher87 |
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tammykirk: I forgot the corn for the corn "choup" I was planning to make today. How do you forget the TITULAR Ingredient in a recipe? Amazing. |
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