ingredient" : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: ingredient	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for ingredient
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ingredient n a component of a mixture or compound 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" Synonym(s): component, constituent, element, factor, ingredient food that is a component of a mixture in cooking; "the recipe lists all the fixings for a salad" Synonym(s): ingredient, fixings
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ingredient \Ingre"dient\, n. [F. ingr[82]dient, 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}.] 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ingredient \Ingre"dient\, a. Entering as, or forming, an ingredient or component part. Acts where no sin is ingredient. --Jer. Taylor.