noun
- A component of a mixture or compound.
- An abstract part of something.
- usage: "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"
- synonyms: component, constituent, element, factor
- Food that is a component of a mixture in cooking.
- usage: "the recipe lists all the fixings for a salad"
- synonyms: fixings
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
| APA | WordNet. (2010). ingredient. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/ingredient/definitions/1205064 |
| Chicago | WordNet. 2010. "ingredient" http://smartdefine.org/ingredient/definitions/1205064 (accessed September 20, 2026). |
| Harvard | WordNet 2010, ingredient, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/ingredient/definitions/1205064>. |
| MLA | WordNet. "ingredient" 23 October 2010. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/ingredient/definitions/1205064> |