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1. A component of a mixture or compound
    
2. An abstract part of something
   "humour: an effective ingredient of a speech"
   - component, constituent, element, factor
    
3. Food that is a component of a mixture in cooking
   - fixings

Derived forms: ingredients

Type of: component, constituent, division, element, food product, foodstuff, part, section

Part of: dish

Encyclopedia: Ingredient