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ingredient

US /ˌɪnˈɡridiənt/

noun Core · B1 Ăn uống

Definition

a component of a mixture or compound

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

The chef uses only fresh ingredients from local farms.

Synonyms

  • componentan abstract part of something
  • elementan abstract part of something
  • constituentan artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system

Collocations

  • Easy natural ingredients
    describing natural ingredients (someone regarded as certain to succeed)
  • Medium list of ingredients on label
    to list of ingredients on label, meaning to give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
  • Hard key ingredient for market success
    to key ingredient for market success, meaning to identify as in botany or biology, for example
  • Very Hard cocktail of toxic ingredients
    describing cocktail of toxic ingredients (a short mixed drink)

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