Ingredient — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a component of a mixture or compound

an abstract part of something

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪŋɡɹˈiːdiənt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪŋɡɹˈiːdiənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪŋɡɹˈiːdiənt/

3 syllables Say it as /ɪŋɡɹˈiːdiənt/.

Examples

jealousy was a component of his character
two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony
the grammatical elements of a sentence

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

component element constituent factor fixings

Parts of Speech

noun	a component of a mixture or compound
noun	an abstract part of something “jealousy was a component of his character”
noun	food that is a component of a mixture in cooking “the recipe lists all the fixings for a salad”

Word Forms

compose	verb	form the substance of
factorize	verb	resolve (a polynomial) into factors

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Bestandteil

ein Bestandteil einer Mischung oder Verbindung

🇫🇷French

ingrédient

un composant d'un mélange ou d'un composé

🇪🇸Spanish

ingrediente

un componente de una mezcla o compuesto

🇮🇹Italian

ingrediente

un componente di una miscela o di un composto

🇳🇱Dutch

ingrediënt

een bestanddeel van een mengsel of verbinding

🇵🇹Portuguese

ingrediente

um componente de uma mistura ou composto

🇷🇺Russian

ингредиент

компонент смеси или соединения

India

🇧🇩Bengali

উপাদান

একটি মিশ্রণ বা যৌগের একটি উপাদান

🇮🇳Tamil

மூலப்பொருள்

ஒரு கலவை அல்லது கலவையின் ஒரு கூறு

🇮🇳Telugu

పదార్ధం

మిశ్రమం లేదా సమ్మేళనం యొక్క భాగం

🇮🇳Marathi

घटक

मिश्रण किंवा कंपाऊंडचा एक घटक

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઘટક

મિશ્રણ અથવા સંયોજનનો એક ઘટક

🇮🇳Kannada

ಘಟಕಾಂಶವಾಗಿದೆ

ಮಿಶ್ರಣ ಅಥವಾ ಸಂಯುಕ್ತದ ಒಂದು ಅಂಶ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചേരുവ

ഒരു മിശ്രിതത്തിൻ്റെ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സംയുക്തത്തിൻ്റെ ഒരു ഘടകം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਮੱਗਰੀ

ਇੱਕ ਮਿਸ਼ਰਣ ਜਾਂ ਮਿਸ਼ਰਣ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਹਿੱਸਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

جزو

مرکب یا مرکب کا ایک جزو

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

成分

混合物或化合物的成分

🇯🇵Japanese

材料

混合物または化合物の成分

🇰🇷Korean

재료

혼합물이나 화합물의 성분

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nguyên liệu

một thành phần của hỗn hợp hoặc hợp chất

🇹🇭Thai

วัตถุดิบ

ส่วนประกอบของของผสมหรือสารประกอบ

🇮🇩Indonesian

bahan

suatu komponen campuran atau senyawa

🇵🇭Filipino

sangkap

isang bahagi ng isang halo o tambalan

🇲🇾Malay

bahan

komponen campuran atau sebatian

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المكون

أحد مكونات خليط أو مركب

🇮🇷Persian

ماده تشکیل دهنده

جزء یک مخلوط یا ترکیب

🇹🇷Turkish

bileşen

bir karışımın veya bileşiğin bir bileşeni

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַרכִּיב

רכיב של תערובת או תרכובת

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The primary meaning of 'ingredient' is 'a component of a mixture or compound'.

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Using 'ingredient' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'ingredient' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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