ingredient
One of the substances present in a mixture, especially food.
Example
“The ingredients of a Spanish omelette are potatoes, eggs, onion, and a little salt.”
Other meanings
A necessary element to achieve a certain goal; a component.
“Innovation is just one ingredient for continued growth.”
A kind of
- component
Kinds of ingredient
- base
Related words
- bioingredient
- microingredient
- active ingredient
- inactive ingredient
- ingredient deck
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “ingredient” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.