ingredientnoun [ C ]
uk/ɪnˈɡriː.di.ənt/us/ɪnˈɡriː.di.ənt/B1 a food that is used with other foods in the preparation of a particular dish:
The list of ingredients included 250 g of almonds.
B2 one of the parts of something successful:
Trust is a vital ingredient in a successful marriage.
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- When cooking the sauce, don't forget that all-important ingredient, fresh basil.
- You mix all the dry ingredients together before you add the milk.
- He created a wonderful meal from very few ingredients.
- This tiny capsule contains two types of effective painkilling ingredients.
- The exact ingredients of Coca Cola are a trade secret.
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Preparing food
- butter
- can't boil an egg idiom
- caramelize
- carve
- clarified
- cube
- dice
- fold
- leaven
- liquidize
- malt
- marinade
- marinate
- salt
- spice
- stuffed
- sweeten
- thicken
- thin
- whip sth up
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