ingredient
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ingredient
- /ɪnˈɡɹiːdi.ənt/
- /ɪŋˈɡɹiːdi.ənt/
- /ɪnˈɡɹiːd͡ʒənt/ dialectal
Where it comes from
From Middle French ingredient, from Latin ingrediens, present participle of ingredior (“to go or enter into or onto”).
noun ingredients
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One of the substances present in a mixture, especially food.
Holonyms: mixture; whole
Similar: constituent, component
- A necessary element to achieve a certain goal; a component. Holonym: end result
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: element, component, constituent, factor, scratch, recipe, drug, compound, feature, part, piece, composition, content, aspect, substance, item
Translations
Every language
noun substance present in a mixture
| Español | ingrediente, excipiente |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 성분 seongbun |
| 日本語 | 成分 seibun, 原材料 genzairyō, 食材 shokuzai, 具材 guzai |
| 中文 | 成份 chéngfèn, 材料 cáiliào, 因素 yīnsù, 成分 chéngfèn, 食材 shícái |
| Português | ingrediente |
| Français | ingrédient |
| Deutsch | Zutat |
| Italiano | ingrediente |
| Ελληνικά | συστατικό systatikó |
| Română | ingredient |
| Русский | составна́я часть sostavnája častʹ, ингредие́нт ingredijént, компоне́нт komponént |
| Tiếng Việt | thành phần |
| العربية | مُقَوِّم muqawwim |
| עברית | מרכיב markiv, מצרך mitsrakh |
noun necessary element
| Deutsch | Bestandteil |
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