Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An edible substance that is used in making a dish or other food.
- noun An element or component of something: synonym: element.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Entering as a component part; constituent.
- noun A person entering; an incomer.
- noun That which enters into a compound, or is a component part of a compound or mixture; one of the elements of a combination or composition, as a dish, drink, or medicine.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun That which enters into a compound, or is a component part of any combination, recipe, or mixture; an element; a constituent.
- adjective Entering as, or forming, an ingredient or component part.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun One of the
substances present in amixture .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun food that is a component of a mixture in cooking
- noun a component of a mixture or compound
- noun an abstract part of something
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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SAN FRANCISCO — A California proposal to outlaw the title ingredient in shark fin soup, a traditional Chinese delicacy, has turned into a recipe for controversy in San Francisco, a city that is nearly one-third Asian and home to the nation's oldest Chinatown.
Shark Fin Ban Proposal Stirs Controversy In San Francisco The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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SAN FRANCISCO — A California proposal to outlaw the title ingredient in shark fin soup, a traditional Chinese delicacy, has turned into a recipe for controversy in San Francisco, a city that is nearly one-third Asian and home to the nation's oldest Chinatown.
Shark Fin Ban Proposal Stirs Controversy In San Francisco The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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Vorbeck Materials Corp., of Jessup, Md., makes a conductive ink for printed electronics whose main ingredient is graphene.
Ultrathin Carbon Earns Nobel Gautam Naik 2010
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When you make lip balm or home made lipsticks, a main ingredient is wax (typically beeswax).
Mother's Day Lip Balm - Color & Divots Anne-Marie 2008
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The main ingredient is chamomile, which is a relaxant/sleep aid.
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I do know the main ingredient is commonly used in vet medications.
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I do know the main ingredient is commonly used in vet medications.
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Anything they offer with shrimp as the main ingredient is a winner.
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Anything they offer with shrimp as the main ingredient is a winner.
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Was the title ingredient stronger, perhaps the composition would have been less "thick" and cloying and less reminiscent of Chinatown.
Archive 2007-06-01 Marina Geigert 2007
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