# ingredient

Pronunciation: US say "in-GREE-dee-uhnt" /ɪnˈɡɹiːdi.ənt/; UK

## Noun

1. One of the substances combined in a mixture, especially in food.
   - Simple: One of the things you mix together to make food or another mixture.
   - _Each ingredient must be measured carefully before the baking begins._
   - _The recipe calls for five fresh ingredients and a pinch of salt._
2. A necessary element or component for achieving a particular goal.
   - Simple: One of the things you need to make something happen or succeed.
   - _Patience is a vital ingredient in any successful negotiation._
   - _All the ingredients for a financial crisis were already in place._

## Origin

This word came through Middle French ingredient from Latin ingrediens, the present participle of ingredior, meaning "I go or enter into or onto."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/ingredient (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).