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ingredient
The definition of an ingredient is a component or necessary part of something.
(noun)When a recipe calls for eggs, this is an example of when eggs are an ingredient in the recipe.
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See ingredient in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
- any of the things that a mixture is made of
- a component part, or constituent, of anything
Origin: ME < L ingrediens, prp. of ingredi: see ingress
See ingredient in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
An element in a mixture or compound. See Synonyms at element.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English
Origin: , from Latin ingrediēns, ingredient-
Origin: , present participle of ingredī, to enter; see ingress
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