ingredient
- noun1 thing from which sth is madeADJECTIVE▪ excellent, good, high-quality, quality▪
It always pays to use the best ingredients when cooking.
▪ main, major, primary (esp. AmE), principal▪the principal ingredient of smog
▪ essential, important, vital▪ secret, special▪ basic▪ added, additional▪ individual▪the chemical composition of the individual ingredients
▪ common▪ active, functional (AmE)▪salicylic acid, the active ingredient in aspirin
▪ inert▪ remaining▪Add all the remaining ingredients and bring to the boil.
▪ fresh▪ all-natural (esp. AmE), natural▪ organic▪ toxic▪ artificial, synthetic▪ genetically engineered, genetically modified▪ exotic▪ local▪ herbal (esp. AmE)▪ dry, wet▪Use a spoon to mix the dry ingredients.
▪ raw▪ food▪ dietary (AmE)▪ salad▪ chemicalVERB + INGREDIENT▪ use▪I only use natural ingredients.
▪ contain, include▪The two drugs contain the same active ingredients.
▪ add, pour▪Pour all of the ingredients into a blender.
▪ blend, combine, mix, stir, stir in▪Blend all the ingredients together in a bowl.
▪ assemble▪ prepare▪ listINGREDIENT + NOUN▪ list▪ label (AmE)PHRASES▪ a list of ingredients▪All food products carry a list of ingredients.
2 thing/quality necessary to make sth successfulADJECTIVE▪ critical, crucial, essential, fundamental, important, key, vital▪Hard work is a vital ingredient for success.
▪ main, major, primary (esp. AmE), principal▪ basic, fundamental, necessary▪Forecasting is a basic ingredient of business planning.
▪ right▪The town has all the right ingredients for a murder mystery.
▪ magic, secret, special▪ added, additional, extra▪ missingVERB + INGREDIENT▪ have▪The Australian team had the added ingredient of perseverance.
▪ become▪ provide, supply▪She hopes the change of career will supply the missing ingredient in her life— excitement.
▪ incorporate▪a style which incorporated ingredients from the music of many different countries
PREPOSITION▪ ingredient for▪Tolerance is an essential ingredient for a happy marriage.
▪ ingredient in▪Individualism has been the secret ingredient in developing his chain of fashion stores.
PHRASES▪ an ingredient for success
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ingrédient — [ ɛ̃gredjɑ̃ ] n. m. • 1508; lat. ingrediens, p. prés. de ingredi « entrer dans » ♦ Élément qui entre dans la composition d une préparation ou d un mélange quelconque. Ingrédients d un médicament. ⇒ 2. composant; formule. Réunir les ingrédients d… … Encyclopédie Universelle
ingredient — INGREDIENT, ingrediente, s.n. Substanţă care intră ca accesoriu în compoziţia unui medicament, a unui aliment etc., fie pentru a i conferi anumite calităţi, ca material de umplutură într un produs etc.; ingredienţă. [pr.: di ent] – Din fr.… … Dicționar Român
ingredient — UK US /ɪnˈgriːdiənt/ noun [C] ► one of the parts of something that is needed in order for a particular job, business, etc. to succeed: basic/key/main ingredient »Policymakers see capital investment as a key ingredient in an economic recovery.… … Financial and business terms
Ingrédient — de cuisine Un ingrédient de cuisine est une substance, y compris les additifs alimentaires, utilisée dans la fabrication ou la préparation d un aliment et présent dans le produit fini bien que parfois sous une forme modifiée (codex alimentarius… … Wikipédia en Français
Ingredient — In*gre di*ent, a. Entering as, or forming, an ingredient or component part. [1913 Webster] Acts where no sin is ingredient. Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ingredient — INGREDIENT. s. m. Quelque chose que ce soit qui entre dans une sausse, dans une medecine, dans un sirop, &c. Bon, mauvais ingredient. le principal ingredient. il entre bien des ingredients dans cette medecine, dans cette sausse, dans cette… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Ingredient — In*gre di*ent, n. [F. ingr[ e]dient, L. ingrediens, entis, entering into, p. pr. of ingredi, p. p. ingressus, to go into, to enter; pref. in in + gradi to walk, go. See {Grade}.] That which enters into a compound, or is a component part of any… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ingredient — ingrediènt m. ingrédient ; élément. voir element … Diccionari Personau e Evolutiu
ingredient — I noun aspect, component, component part, constituent, constituent part, content, element, essential part, factor, feature, fragment, fundamental part, integral part, member, membrum, pars, part, section, sector, unit, unit of composition, vital… … Law dictionary
ingredient — early 15c., from L. ingredientem (nom. ingrediens) that which enters into (a compound, recipe, etc.), prp. of ingredi go in, enter, from in in (see IN (Cf. in ) (2)) + gradi to step, go (see GRADE (Cf. grade)) … Etymology dictionary
ingredient — n constituent, component, *element, factor Analogous words: *item, detail, particular Contrasted words: compound, composite, amalgam, *mixture, admixture, blend … New Dictionary of Synonyms
