INGREDIENT
ingredient
(noun) a component of a mixture or compound
component, constituent, element, factor, ingredient
(noun) 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”
ingredient, fixings
(noun) food that is a component of a mixture in cooking; “the recipe lists all the fixings for a salad”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
ingredient (plural ingredients)
One of the substances present in a mixture, especially food.
Holonyms
• mixture
Source: Wiktionary
In*gre"di*ent, n. Etym: [F. ingrédient, L. ingrediens, -entis,
entering into, p. pr. of ingredi, p. p. ingressus, to go into, to
enter; pref. in- in + gradi to walk, go. See Grade.]
Definition: That which enters into a compound, or is a component part of
any combination or mixture; an element; a constituent.
By way of analysis we may proceed from compounds to ingredients. Sir
I. Newton.
Water is the chief ingredient in all the animal fluids and solids.
Arbuthnot.
In*gre"di*ent, a.
Definition: Entering as, or forming, an ingredient or component part.
Acts where no sin is ingredient. Jer. Taylor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition