English to English
ingredient
(/I/n'gr/i/d/i//@/nt
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adjective (a)
- Entering as, or forming, an ingredient or component part.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- a component of a mixture or compound(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- an abstract part of something(noun.cognition)Example:
Humor: an effective ingredient of a speech.
source: wordnet30 - That which enters into a compound, or is a component part of any combination or mixture; an element; a constituent.(noun)source: webster1913