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Ingredient \In*gre"di*ent\, n. [F. ingr['e]dient, L. ingrediens,
-entis, entering into, p. pr. of ingredi, p. p. ingressus, to
go into, to enter; pref. in- in gradi to walk, go. See
{Grade}.]
That which enters into a compound, or is a component part of
any combination, recipe, or mixture; an element; a
constituent.
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By way of analysis we may proceed from compounds to
ingredients. --Sir I.
Newton.
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Water is the chief ingredient in all the animal fluids
and solids. --Arbuthnot.
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Ingredient \In*gre"di*ent\, a.
Entering as, or forming, an ingredient or component part.
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Acts where no sin is ingredient. --Jer. Taylor.
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