ingredient
[ɪnˈɡɹiːdi.ənt]
An ingredient is something that's used in a recipe or formula to create something else.
When we talk about food, cooking, or even science experiments, the word "ingredient" comes up often. Think about baking a cake - you need sugar, flour, eggs, and milk to make it happen. Those are all ingredients. Similarly, if you're making a favorite soup, those veggies, broth, and spices are your ingredients too. Even in chemistry class, when you mix different substances together to create something new, like a colorful slime, each of the individual parts is an ingredient that's being combined.
How common is "ingredient"?
Word ingredient is considered uncommon in modern English.
It appears most frequently in magazine texts and less often in other writings.
It appears most frequently in magazine texts and less often in other writings.
Definitions
noun
One of the substances present in a mixture, especially food.
Real examples of "ingredients" in context
