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Websters 1828 Dictionary
Ingredient INGRE'DIENT, n. [L. ingrediens, entering into; ingredior; in and gradior. See Grade.]
That which enters into a compound, or is a component part of any compound or mixture. It is particularly applied to the simples in medicinal compositions, but admits of a very general application. We say, an ointment or a decoction is composed of certain ingredients; and Addison wondered that learning was not thought a proper ingredient in the education of a woman of quality or fortune.

WordNet (r) 3.0
ingredient n 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, ingredient] 3: food that is a component of a mixture in cooking; "the recipe lists all the fixings for a salad" [syn: ingredient, fixings]

Dictionary of Ro
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (2003)
ingredient noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin ingredient-, ingrediens, present participle of ingredi to go into, from in- + gradi to go — more at grade Date: 15th century something that enters into a compound or is a component part of any combination or mixture ; constituent Synonyms: see elementingredient adjective

Oxford English Reference Dictionary
ingredient
n. a component part or element in a recipe, mixture, or combination.
Etymology: ME f. L ingredi ingress- enter (as IN-(2), gradi step)

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ingredient (ingredients) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Ingredients are the things that are used to make something, especially all the different foods you use when you are cooking a particular dish. Mix in the remaining ingredients. N-COUNT 2. An ingredient of a situation is one of the essential parts of it. The meeting had all the ingredients of high political drama... N-COUNT: oft N of/in n

English Explanatory Dictionary
ingredient ɪnˈɡri:djənt n. a component part or element in a recipe, mixture, or combination. [ME f. L ingredi ingress- enter (as IN-(2), gradi step)]

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Ingredient In*gre"di*ent, a. Entering as, or forming, an ingredient or component part. Acts where no sin is ingredient. --Jer. Taylor.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms
ingredient n. Element, constituent, component, component part.

English Explanatory Dictionary (Synonyms)
ingredient ɪnˈɡri:djənt n. constituent, element, part, component, factor; (pl.) makings: Humour is a necessary ingredient in any working relationship.

Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
34 Moby Thesaurus words for "ingredient": 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




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