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What a recipe calls a thing before it becomes a meal and gets all the credit.
means One of the separate things combined to make something else — a component part of a mixture, dish, or plan.
from From Latin ingredientem, 'going into,' built from the verb ingredi — in- ('into') plus gradi ('to step or walk'). The word literally means 'that which steps into' something else, the same walking root that gave us 'gradual' and 'progress.'
- shared root
- Ingress and ingredient both mean entering
- legal twist
- FDA requires ingredients listed by descending weight
- secret loophole
- Flavorings under 2 percent can hide unlisted
- oldest use
- English usage dates to the 14th century