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- Dictionaryingredient/ɪnˈɡriːdɪənt/
noun
- 1. any of the foods or substances that are combined to make a particular dish: "mix all of the ingredients together"
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In a general sense, an ingredient is a substance which forms part of a mixture. In cooking, recipes specify which ingredients are used to prepare a dish. Many commercial products contain secret ingredients purported to make them better than competing products. In the pharmaceutical industry, an active ingredient is the ingredient in a formulation which invokes biological activity. Wikipedia