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Synonyms for ingredient

Grammar : Noun
Spell : in-gree-dee-uhnt
Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈgri di ənt

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Définition of ingredient

Origin :
  • early 15c., from Latin ingredientem (nominative ingrediens) "that which enters into" (a compound, recipe, etc.), present participle of ingredi "go in, enter," from in- "in" (see in- (2)) + gradi "to step, go" (see grade).
  • noun component of concoction
Example sentences :
  • In the case of doughnuts, this material is supplied as an ingredient.
  • Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 4 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
  • It was none of these; though perhaps each entered into it as an ingredient.
  • Extract from : « Roland Cashel » by Charles James Lever
  • While also it may be perceived that the author has brought into his story an ingredient of rhetoric.
  • Extract from : « Epic and Romance » by W. P. Ker
  • This pretty story did not mitigate the notoriety which was an ingredient of her pain.
  • Extract from : « The Faith Doctor » by Edward Eggleston
  • Every inordinate cup is unbless'd, and the ingredient is a devil.
  • Extract from : « Familiar Quotations » by John Bartlett
  • What do component, constituent, ingredient, and element signify?
  • Extract from : « English Synonyms and Antonyms » by James Champlin Fernald
  • They constituted the ingredient of bitterness in their cup of joy.
  • Extract from : « Madame Roland, Makers of History » by John S. C. Abbott
  • All the other answers to the enigma may contain an ingredient of truth.
  • Extract from : « Sir Walter Ralegh » by William Stebbing
  • Increase of one ingredient will not increase the desired product.
  • Extract from : « The Principles of Economics » by Frank A. Fetter
  • One or the other ingredient is added until by test it is found just right.
  • Extract from : « Boat-Building and Boating » by Daniel Carter Beard

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