ingredient[English][?n?gri：di?nt] [US][?n?ɡridi?nt]

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Concise explanation

n. (component of a mixture; (cooking) raw material; (composition) element; factor

Plural: ingredients

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Collins Advanced English-Chinese Dictionary Synonyms and Antonyms

1.N-COUNT ingredients; (cooking) raw materials Ingredients are the things that are used to make something, especially all the different foods you use when you are cooking a particular dish.

Mix in the remaining ingredients.

Mix in the remaining ingredients.

2.N-COUNT elements; factors An ingredient of a situation is one of the essential parts of it.

The meeting had all the ingredients of high political drama...

The meeting had all the makings of a highly dramatic political event.

I think that is one of the major ingredients in his success.