noun

ingredient

ihn-GREE-dee-uhnt

noun

One of the items that make up a mixture, especially in cooking.

"Flour, sugar, and eggs are the main ingredients in this cake."

A necessary part or factor that helps produce a result.

"Trust is a key ingredient in any good partnership."

How to Use Ingredient

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA component part — literally in a recipe, or figuratively in a plan or relationship.

Common pairings

key ingredient secret ingredient list of ingredients

ingredients plural

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Flour, sugar, and eggs are the main _____ in this cake.

From Latin ingrediens, "entering into," from ingredi, "to go into."

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