INGREDIENT
Dictionary entry overview: What does ingredient mean?
• INGREDIENT (noun)
The noun INGREDIENT has 3 senses:
1. a component of a mixture or compound
2. an abstract part of something
3. food that is a component of a mixture in cooking
Familiarity information: INGREDIENT used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• INGREDIENT (noun)
Meaning:
A component of a mixture or compound
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("ingredient" is a kind of...):
component; constituent; element (an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ingredient"):
admixture; intermixture (an additional ingredient that is added by mixing with the base)
base (the principal ingredient of a mixture)
Meaning:
An abstract part of something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
component; element; factor; ingredient; constituent
Context examples:
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
Hypernyms ("ingredient" is a kind of...):
division; part; section (one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ingredient"):
be all and end all; be-all and end-all (the essential factor; the all-important element; the supreme aim)
plot element (a component or element of the plot of a story)
point (a geometric element that has position but no extension)
Meaning:
Food that is a component of a mixture in cooking
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Synonyms:
fixings; ingredient
Context example:
the recipe lists all the fixings for a salad
Hypernyms ("ingredient" is a kind of...):
food product; foodstuff (a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ingredient"):
egg yolk; yolk (the yellow spherical part of an egg that is surrounded by the albumen)
albumen; egg white; ovalbumin; white (the white part of an egg; the nutritive and protective gelatinous substance surrounding the yolk consisting mainly of albumin dissolved in water)
tomato paste (thick concentrated tomato puree)
flavorer; flavoring; flavourer; flavouring; seasoner; seasoning (something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts)
malted milk (powder made of dried milk and malted cereals)
Holonyms ("ingredient" is a part of...):
dish (a particular item of prepared food)
