ingredient
noun /ɪnˈɡriːdiənt/
/ɪnˈɡriːdiənt/
- Mix all the ingredients in a bowl.
- Our skin cream contains only natural ingredients.
- The only active ingredient in this medicine is aspirin.
- Avocado is the main ingredient of the Mexican dish.
- ingredient for something Coconut is a basic ingredient for many curries.
Extra ExamplesTopics Cooking and eatingb1- All food products should carry a list of ingredients on the packet.
- Blend all the ingredients together in a bowl.
- I only use natural ingredients.
- It always pays to use the best ingredients when cooking.
- Mix the marinade ingredients and pour over the goose.
- Pour all of the ingredients into a blender.
- The two drugs contain the same active ingredients.
- Use a spoon to mix the dry ingredients.
- a style which incorporated ingredients from the music of many different countries
- salicylic acid, the active ingredient in aspirin
- the chemical composition of the individual ingredients
- the principal ingredient of smog
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- excellent
- good
- high-quality
- …
- use
- contain
- include
- …
- list
- label
- a list of ingredients
- It has all the ingredients of a good mystery story.
- An effective exercise programme has three key ingredients—intensity, frequency and duration.
- ingredient for something Determination is one of the essential ingredients for success.
Extra Examples- The magic ingredient is love.
- Tolerance is an essential ingredient for a happy marriage.
- The little town has all the right ingredients for a murder mystery.
- The Australian team had the added ingredient of perseverance.
- Hard work is a vital ingredient for success.
- Forecasting is a basic ingredient of business planning.
- She hopes the change of career will supply the missing ingredient in her life—excitement.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- critical
- crucial
- essential
- …
- have
- become
- provide
- …
- ingredient for
- ingredient in
- an ingredient for success
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin ingredient- ‘entering’, from the verb ingredi, from in- ‘into’ + gradi ‘walk’.