1. ingredient(n = noun.artifact) - a component of a mixture or compound;
is a kind of component, constituent, element
has particulars: admixture, intermixture, base
2. ingredient(n = noun.cognition) component, constituent, element, factor - an abstract part of something; "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"
is a kind of division, part, section
has particulars: be-all and end-all, be all and end all, plot element, point
3. ingredient(n = noun.food) fixings - food that is a component of a mixture in cooking; "the recipe lists all the fixings for a salad"
is a kind of food product, foodstuff
is a part of dish
has particulars: flavorer, flavoring, flavourer, flavouring, seasoner, seasoning, tomato paste, albumen, egg white, ovalbumin, white, egg yolk, yolk, malted milk
That which enters into a compound, or is a component part of any combination, recipe, or mixture; an element; a constituent. [1913 Webster]
"By way of analysis we may proceed from compounds to ingredients." [1913 Webster]
"Water is the chief ingredient in all the animal fluids and solids." [1913 Webster]
Entering as, or forming, an ingredient or component part. [1913 Webster]
"Acts where no sin is ingredient." [1913 Webster]
ingredient, n. a component part or element in a recipe, mixture, or combination.
Etymology:
ME f. L ingredi ingress- enter (as IN-(2), gradi step)
N component, component part, integral part, integrant part, element, constituent, ingredient, leaven, part and parcel, contents, appurtenance, feature, member, personnel, forming, inclusive.