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