- ingredient - a component of a mixture or compound
--1 is a kind of component, constituent, element
--1 has particulars: admixture, intermixture; base- 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"
--2 is a kind of part, section, division
--2 has particulars: point; be-all and end-all, be all and end all- ingredient, fixings - food that is a component of a mixture in cooking; "the recipe lists all the fixings for a salad"
--3 is a kind of foodstuff, food product
--3 is a part of dish
--3 has particulars:flavorer, flavourer, flavoring, flavouring, seasoner, seasoning; tomato paste; egg white, albumen, ovalbumin; egg yolk; malted milk - 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"