Ingredient Meaning
/ɪnˈɡɹiːdi.ənt/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounOne of the substances present in a mixture, especially food.
nounA necessary element to achieve a certain goal; a component.
Sentence Examples
Flour is the main ingredient in cakes.
Clay is the essential ingredient in making pottery.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The main ____ in this cake recipe is flour, followed by sugar and eggs.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The most important ____ in this cake recipe is the high-quality dark chocolate from Belgium.
Word Origin & History
From Middle French ingredient, from Latin ingrediens, present participle of ingredior (“to go or enter into or onto”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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, […], →OCLC:
"Water 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 […], →OCLC:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The main ____ in this cake recipe is flour, followed by sugar and eggs.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The most important ____ in this cake recipe is the high-quality dark chocolate from Belgium.