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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This

in·gre·di·ent

[in-gree-dee-uh

nt] Pronunciation Key

–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 ingrediéns), 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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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

in·gre·di·ent (ĭn-grē'dē-ənt) Pronunciation Key
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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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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."

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ingredient
noun
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]
3.	food that is a component of a mixture in cooking; "the recipe lists all the fixings for a salad"

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

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.

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Ingredient

In*gre"di*ent\, a. Entering as, or forming, an ingredient or component part.

Acts where no sin is ingredient. --Jer. Taylor.

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