in|gre|di|ent

in|gre|di|ent
in|gre|di|ent «ihn GREE dee uhnt», noun, adjective.
–n.
one of the parts of a mixture: »

The ingredients of a cake usually include eggs, sugar, flour, and flavoring. Honesty is an important ingredient of character.

SYNONYM(S): constituent, component, element.
–adj.
Archaic. that is a component part or element.
[< Latin ingrediaens, -entis, present participle of ingredī enter < in- in + gradī go]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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