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Ingredient   /ɪngrˈidiənt/   Listen
Ingredient

noun
1.
A component of a mixture or compound.
2.
An abstract part of something.  Synonyms: component, constituent, element, factor.  "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"
3.
Food that is a component of a mixture in cooking.  Synonym: fixings.






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"Ingredient" Quotes from Famous Books



... second time. Here was a rude blow: my father would have taken it ill enough in any case; for however much a man may resent the incapacity of an only son, he will feel his own more sensibly. But it chanced that, in our bitter cup of failure, there was one ingredient that might truly be called poisonous. He had been keeping the run of my position; he missed the three thousand dollars, paper; and in his view, I had stolen thirty dollars, currency. It was an extreme view perhaps; but in some ...
— The Wrecker • Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyd Osbourne

... means economy, stands as the first of domestic duties. Poverty in no way affects skill in the preparation of food. The object of cooking is to draw out the proper flavor of each individual ingredient used in the preparation of a dish, and render it more easy of digestion. Admirable flavorings are given by the little leftovers of vegetables that too often find their way ...
— Made-Over Dishes • S. T. Rorer

... man heavily. "Why, if our women desire this ... this eyebrow pencil nonsense, is it not supplied them? Is there some ingredient we do not produce? If so, why cannot it be imported?" He picked at his ...
— Expediter • Dallas McCord Reynolds

... member, section, component, fragment, particle, segment, constituent, ingredient, piece, share, ...
— English Synonyms and Antonyms - With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions • James Champlin Fernald

... which is due to the varying degree of TrĂ¼bung in the light-realm, is directed towards the latter's edge, the intermingling of the Dark-ingredient and the Light-ingredient, contained in that realm, is such that Dark follows Light along its already existing gradient, thereby diminishing steadily. Hence our visual ray, meeting conditions quite ...
— Man or Matter • Ernst Lehrs


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