From , from , present participle of ingredior ("I go or enter into or onto").

• IPA: /ɪnˈɡɹiːdi.ənt/

ingredient (plural ingredients)

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

   The ingredients of a Spanish omelette are potatoes, eggs, onion, and a little salt.

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     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.

2. (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.

• ingress

• French: ingrédient
• German: Zutat
• Italian: ingrediente
• Portuguese: ingrediente
• Russian: составна́я часть
• Spanish: ingrediente

• German: Bestandteil