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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Ingredient

/ĭnˌ-grēd'-ē-ənt/ · In·gre·di·ent · IPA /ɪnˈɡɹiːdi.ənt/
01 n. That which enters into a compound, or is a component part of any combination, recipe, or mixture; an element; a constituent.
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    That which enters into a compound, or is a component part of any combination, recipe, or mixture; an element; a constituent.
    “By way of analysis we may proceed from compounds to ingredients.” Sir I. Newton.
    “Water is the chief ingredient in all the animal fluids and solids.” Arbuthnot.
02 a. Entering as, or forming, an ingredient or component part.
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    Entering as, or forming, an ingredient or component part.
    “Acts where no sin is ingredient.” Jer. Taylor.