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ingredient
What does ingredient mean?
ingredient (noun): one of the substances present in a mixture, especially food.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce ingredient?
/ɪnˈɡɹidiənt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does ingredient come from?
From Middle French ingredient, from Latin ingrediens, present participle of ingredior (“to go or enter into or onto”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “ingredient” mean?
a cuboid space; a cuboid container, often with a hinged lid
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one of the substances present in a mixture, especially food
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the vital principle or animating force within living things
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an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
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