ingredient
ingredient is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 32 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.That which enters into a compound, or is a component part of any combination or mixture; an element; a constituent. By way of analysis we may proceed from compounds to ingredients. Sir I. Newton. Water is the chief ingredient in all the animal fluids and solids. Arbuthnot.
- 2.Entering as, or forming, an ingredient or component part. Acts where no sin is ingredient. Jer. Taylor.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- and
- appertain
- appurtenance
- belong
- combine
- component
- compose
- composition
- constituent
- constitute
- contents
- element
- enter
- feature
- form
- forming
- inclusive
- inhere
- integral
- integrant
- into
- leaven
- make
- member
- merge
- parcel
- part
- participate
- personnel
- share
- the
- unite
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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