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ingredient |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ingredient \In*gre"di*ent\, a. Entering as or forming, an ingredient or component part Acts where no sin is ingredient. --Jer. Taylor. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: ingredient n 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}, {constituent}, {element}, {factor}] 3: food that is a component of a mixture in cooking
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