ingredient

UK: /ɪnˈgriːdiənt/ US: /ɪnˈgridiənt/ ,(in grē′dē ənt)

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in•gre•di•ent /ɪnˈgridiənt/   n. [countable]

1. something that is an element of a mixture:
   The ingredients of a cake typically include eggs, milk, flour, and sugar.
2. an important part of anything:
   the ingredients of a good marriage.

See -grad-. Synonyms

See element.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

in•gre•di•ent  (in grē′dē ənt), n. 

1. something that enters as an element into a mixture:
   Flour, eggs, and sugar are the main ingredients in the cake.
2. a constituent element of anything;
   component:
   the ingredients of political success.

• Latin ingredient- (stem of ingrediēns), present participle of ingredī to go or step into, commence, equivalent. to in- in-² + -gredient- going; see gradient
• late Middle English 1425–75

Synonyms

• 1. See element. 

Antonyms

whole.

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ingredient / ɪnˈɡriːdɪənt/ noun

1. a component of a mixture, compound, etc, esp in cooking

Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin ingrediēns going into, from ingredī to enter; see ingress