Ingredient - Definition
ingredient
n 1: a component of a mixture or compound
2: an abstract part of something; "jealousy was a component of
his character"; "two constituents of a musical composition
are melody and harmony"; "the grammatical elements of a
sentence"; "a key factor in her success"; "humor: an
effective ingredient of a speech" [syn: component,
constituent, element, factor, ingredient]
3: food that is a component of a mixture in cooking; "the recipe
lists all the fixings for a salad" [syn: ingredient,
fixings]