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ingredient

noun

  1. material required for a recipe
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ɪnˈɡɹiːdi.ənt/ / /ɪŋˈɡɹiːdi.ənt/ / /ɪnˈɡɹiːd͡ʒənt/

noun

Etymology: From Middle French ingredient, from Latin ingrediens, present participle of ingredior (“to go or enter into or onto”).

  1. One of the substances present in a mixture, especially food.

    Holonyms: mixture; whole

    Near-synonyms: constituent, component

  2. A necessary element to achieve a certain goal; a component.

    Holonym: end result

    Innovation is just one ingredient for continued growth.