Meanings
plural ingredients
- One of the substances present in a mixture, especially food.
Holonyms: mixture; whole
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Near-synonyms: constituent, component
The ingredients of a Spanish omelette are potatoes, eggs, onion, and a little salt.
By way of analysis we may proceed from compounds to ingredients.
1704, I[saac] N[ewton], “(please specify |book=1 to 3)”, in Opticks: Or, A Treatise of the Reflexions, Refractions, Inflexions and Colours of Light. […], London: […] Sam[uel] Smith, and Benj[amin] Walford, printers to the Royal Society, […], →OCLCWater is the chief ingredient in all the animal fluids and solids.
1731, John Arbuthnot, An Essay Concerning the Nature of Aliments, and the Choice of Them, According to the Different Constitutions of Human Bodies. […], London: […] J[acob] Tonson […], →OCLCSynonyms: constituent, component
Synonyms & antonyms
nounOne of the substances present in a mixture, especially food.
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Origin
- Latiningrediens
- Middle Frenchingredient
- Englishingredient
From Middle French ingredient, from Latin ingrediens, present participle of ingredior (“to go or enter into or onto”).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic مُقَوِّم
- مُقَوِّم (muqawwim)substance present in a mixture
Bulgarian компонент, съставна част
- компонент (komponent)substance present in a mixture
- съставна част (săstavna čast)substance present in a mixture
Catalan ingredient
- ingredientsubstance present in a mixture
Chinese Mandarin 成份, 材料
- 成份 (chéngfèn)substance present in a mixture
- 材料 (cáiliào)substance present in a mixture
- 因素 (yīnsù)substance present in a mixture
- 成分 (chéngfèn)substance present in a mixture
- 食材 (shícái)substance present in a mixture
Czech přísada, ingredience
- přísadasubstance present in a mixture
- ingrediencesubstance present in a mixture
Danish ingrediens
- ingredienssubstance present in a mixture
Dutch ingrediënt, bestanddeel
- ingrediëntsubstance present in a mixture
- bestanddeelnecessary element
Esperanto ingredienco
- ingrediencosubstance present in a mixture
Estonian koostisosa, aines
- koostisosasubstance present in a mixture
- ainessubstance present in a mixture
Finnish valmistusaine, aines
- valmistusainesubstance present in a mixture
- ainessubstance present in a mixture
- ainesosasubstance present in a mixture
French ingrédient
- ingrédientsubstance present in a mixture
German Zutat, Bestandteil
- Zutatsubstance present in a mixture
- Bestandteilnecessary element
Greek συστατικό
- συστατικό (systatikó)substance present in a mixture
Hebrew מרכיב, מצרך
- מרכיב (markiv)substance present in a mixture
- מצרך (mitsrakh)substance present in a mixture
Hungarian hozzávaló, alkotórész
- hozzávalósubstance present in a mixture
- alkotórészsubstance present in a mixture
- összetevősubstance present in a mixture
Icelandic hráefni
- hráefnisubstance present in a mixture
Irish comhábhar
- comhábharsubstance present in a mixture
Italian ingrediente
- ingredientesubstance present in a mixture
Japanese 成分, 原材料
- 成分 (seibun)substance present in a mixture
- 原材料 (genzairyō)substance present in a mixture
- 食材 (shokuzai)substance present in a mixture
- 具材 (guzai)substance present in a mixture
Korean 성분
- 성분 (seongbun)substance present in a mixture
Latin pars
- parssubstance present in a mixture
Norwegian Bokmål ingrediens, bestanddel
- ingredienssubstance present in a mixture
- bestanddelsubstance present in a mixture
Persian اجزائ
- اجزائsubstance present in a mixture
Polish składnik
- składniksubstance present in a mixture
Portuguese ingrediente
- ingredientesubstance present in a mixture
Romanian ingredient
- ingredientsubstance present in a mixture
Russian составна́я часть, ингредие́нт
- составна́я часть (sostavnája častʹ)substance present in a mixture
- ингредие́нт (ingredijént)substance present in a mixture
- компоне́нт (komponént)substance present in a mixture
Scottish Gaelic cuid
- cuidsubstance present in a mixture
Slovak prísada
- prísadasubstance present in a mixture
Spanish ingrediente, excipiente
- ingredientesubstance present in a mixture
- excipientesubstance present in a mixture
Swedish ingrediens, råvara
- ingredienssubstance present in a mixture
- råvarasubstance present in a mixture
Turkish içerik, malzeme
- içeriksubstance present in a mixture
- malzemesubstance present in a mixture
Ukrainian складова́ части́на, інгредіє́нт
- складова́ части́на (skladová častýna)substance present in a mixture
- інгредіє́нт (inhredijént)substance present in a mixture
Vietnamese thành phần
- thành phầnsubstance present in a mixture
Cite this entry
ingredient. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ingredient
“ingredient.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ingredient. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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