ingredient

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

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

   Holonyms: mixture; whole

2. 2
   noun

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

   Holonym: end result

3. 3
   noun

   a component of a mixture or compound

4. 4
   noun

   an abstract part of something

5. 5
   noun

   food that is a component of a mixture in cooking

Etymology

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