ingredient
Etymology
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Etymology
From
- IPA: /ɪnˈɡɹiːdi.ənt/
ingredient (plural ingredients)
- One of the substances present in a mixture, especially food.
- The ingredients of a Spanish omelette are potatoes, eggs, onion, and a little salt.
- 1704, I[saac] N[ewton], “(please specify |book=1 to 3)”, in Opticks: Or, A Treatise of the Reflexions, Refractions, Inflexions and Colours of Light. […], London: […] Sam[uel] Smith, and Benj[amin] Walford, printers to the Royal Society, […], →OCLC ↗:
- By way of analysis we may proceed from compounds to ingredients.
- 1731, John Arbuthnot, An Essay Concerning the Nature of Aliments, and the Choice of Them, According to the Different Constitutions of Human Bodies. […], 1st Irish edition, Dublin: […] S. Powell, for George Risk, […], George Ewing, […], and William Smith, […], →OCLC ↗:
- Water is the chief ingredient in all the animal fluids and solids.
- (figurative) Necessary element to achieve a certain goal, component.
- Innovation is just one ingredient for continued growth.
- Patience and understanding are key ingredients for a long-lasting marriage.
- French: ingrédient
- German: Zutat
- Italian: ingrediente
- Portuguese: ingrediente
- Russian: составна́я часть
- Spanish: ingrediente
- German: Bestandteil
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