| n. | 1. | That which enters into a compound, or is a component part of any combination, recipe, or mixture; an element; a constituent. |
| a. | 1. | Entering as, or forming, an ingredient or component part. |
| Noun | 1. | ingredient - a component of a mixture or compound |
| 2. | ingredient - 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" | |
| 3. | ingredient - food that is a component of a mixture in cooking; "the recipe lists all the fixings for a salad" Synonyms: fixings |