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Ingredient

//ɪnˈɡɹiːdi.ənt// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    One of the substances present in a mixture, especially food.

    "Holonyms: mixture; whole"

  2. 2
    a component of a mixture or compound wordnet
  3. 3
    A necessary element to achieve a certain goal; a component. figuratively

    "Holonym: end result"

  4. 4
    an abstract part of something wordnet
  5. 5
    food that is a component of a mixture in cooking wordnet

Etymology

From Middle French ingredient, from Latin ingrediens, present participle of ingredior (“I go or enter into or onto”).

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