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Webster 1913 Edition
Ingredient
In-gre′di-ent
,Noun.
[F.
ingrédient
, 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.
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.
In-gre′di-ent
,Adj.
Entering as, or forming, an ingredient or component part.
Acts where no sin is
ingredient
. Jer. Taylor.
Webster 1828 Edition
Ingredient
INGRE'DIENT
,Noun.
That which enters into a compound, or is a component part of any compound or mixture. It is particularly applied to the simples in medicinal compositions, but admits of a very general application. We say, an ointment or a decoction is composed of certain ingredients; and Addison wondered that learning was not thought a proper ingredient in the education of a woman of quality or fortune.