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ingredient
noun
a
food
or
other
substance
that
is
mixed
with
others
to
make
a
dish
,
drink
,
medicine
,
or
other
product
•
Flour
is
the
main
ingredient
in
bread
.
Flour
is
the
main
ingredient
in
bread
.
•
The
chef
chopped
garlic
,
his
favorite
ingredient
,
before
adding
it
to
the
sizzling
pan
.
The
chef
chopped
garlic
,
his
favorite
ingredient
,
before
adding
it
to
the
sizzling
pan
.
Late
Middle
English
from
medieval
Latin
ingredientia
,
from
Latin
ingredi
‘
enter
,
go
into
’ (
because
ingredients
‘
go
into
’
a
mixture
).
noun
a
necessary
part
,
quality
,
or
factor
that
contributes
to
a
result
or
situation
•
Hard
work
is
a
vital
ingredient
of
success
.
Hard
work
is
a
vital
ingredient
of
success
.
•
Trust
is
an
essential
ingredient
in
any
friendship
.
Trust
is
an
essential
ingredient
in
any
friendship
.
Extended
figurative
sense
recorded
since
the
17th
century
,
transferring
the
idea
of
substances
in
cooking
to
abstract
qualities
.
