Usually means: Substance used in making something.
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  1. ingredient: Merriam-Webster
  2. ingredient: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. ingredient: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. ingredient: Collins English Dictionary
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  7. ingredient: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. ingredient: Wiktionary
  9. ingredient: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  10. ingredient: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  11. ingredient: Infoplease Dictionary
  12. ingredient: Dictionary.com
  13. ingredient: Online Etymology Dictionary
  14. ingredient: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  15. Ingredient: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  16. Ingredient: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  17. ingredient: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  18. ingredient: Rhymezone
  19. ingredient: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  20. ingredient: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  21. ingredient: FreeDictionary.org
  22. ingredient: Mnemonic Dictionary
  23. ingredient: TheFreeDictionary.com
  24. ingredient: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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  1. ingredient: Legal dictionary

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  1. ingredient: Encyclopedia

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  1. ingredient: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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Definitions from Wiktionary (ingredient)

▸ noun:  One of the substances present in a mixture, especially food.
▸ noun:  (figurative) Necessary element to achieve a certain goal, component.

Similar:
element, component, constituent, factor, foodstuff, food, condiment, recipe, breadstuff, food additive, more...

Opposite:
contaminant, additive

Types:
flour, sugar, salt, butter, egg, milk, cream, cheese, vegetables, fruit, more...

Phrases:
active ingredient, main ingredient, basic ingredient, inactive ingredient, The Main Ingredient, more...

Adjectives:
essential, active, important, key, necessary, main, basic, principal, vital, major, chief

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Similar:
element, component, constituent, factor, foodstuff, food, condiment, recipe, breadstuff, food additive, more...

Opposite:
contaminant, additive

Types:
flour, sugar, salt, butter, egg, milk, cream, cheese, vegetables, fruit, more...

Phrases:
active ingredient, main ingredient, basic ingredient, inactive ingredient, The Main Ingredient, Unique Ingredient Identifier, secret ingredient, food ingredient, peppery salad ingredient, more...

Adjectives:
essential, active, important, key, necessary, main, basic, principal, vital, major, chief

Colors:
    white,     beige,     brown,     green,     red, more...



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