Ingredient Definition
ĭn-grēdē-ənt
ingredients
noun
ingredients
An edible substance that is used in making a dish or other food.
American Heritage
Any of the things that a mixture is made of.
Webster's New World
A component part, or constituent, of anything.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Ingredient
Noun
Singular:
ingredient
Plural:
ingredientsOrigin of Ingredient
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Middle English from Latin ingrediēns ingredient- present participle of ingredī to enter ingress
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Middle French ingredient, from Latin ingrediens, present participle of ingredior (“I go or enter into or onto”).
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