English dictionary

ingredient

/I/n'gr/i/d/i//@/nt/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

Entering as, or forming, an ingredient or component part.

adjective

Source: webster1913

a component of a mixture or compound

noun.artifact

Source: WordNet 3.0
an abstract part of something

noun.cognition

Examples
Humor: an effective ingredient of a speech.

Synonyms component constituent element factor

Source: WordNet 3.0
food that is a component of a mixture in cooking

noun.food

Synonyms fixings

Source: WordNet 3.0
That which enters into a compound, or is a component part of any combination or mixture; an element; a constituent.

noun

Source: webster1913