1. (

• ingredient

) a component of a mixture or compound ;

2. (

• component ,
• constituent ,
• element ,
• factor ,
• ingredient

) an abstract part of something; "jealousy was a component of his character"; "two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony"; "the grammatical elements of a sentence"; "a key factor in her success"; "humor: an effective ingredient of a speech" ;

3. (

• ingredient ,
• fixings

) food that is a component of a mixture in cooking; "the recipe lists all the fixings for a salad" ;