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ingredient

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in⋅gre⋅di⋅ent

  [in-gree-dee-uhnt]
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–noun
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.
Origin:
1425–75; late ME < L ingredient- (s. of ingrediēns), prp. of ingredī to go or step into, commence, equiv. to in- in- 2 + -gredient- going; see gradient

Synonyms:
1. See element.

Antonyms:
whole.
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in·gre·di·ent   (ĭn-grē'dē-ənt)   
n.  An element in a mixture or compound. See Synonyms at element.

[Middle English, from Latin ingrediēns, ingredient-, present participle of ingredī, to enter; see ingress.]
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Word Origin & History

ingredient 
c.1460, from L. ingredientem (nom. ingrediens) "that which enters into" (a compound, recipe, etc.), prp. of ingredi "go in, enter," from in- "in" + gradi "to step, go."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: in·gre·di·ent
Pronunciation: in-'grEd-E-&nt
Function: noun
: something that enters into a compound or is a componentpart of any combination or mixture ingredients as mother's milk —Morris Fishbein> —ingredient adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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