n. [ 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
By way of analysis we may proceed from compounds to ingredients. Sir I. Newton. [ 1913 Webster ]
Water is the chief ingredient in all the animal fluids and solids. Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Entering as, or forming, an ingredient or component part. [ 1913 Webster ]
Acts where no sin is ingredient. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]