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ingredients

/ɪnˈɡriːdiənts/ /ɪnˈɡriːdɪənts/

Meanings
noun
One of the substances present in a mixture, especially food.

Examples :

"The cake recipe lists flour, sugar, and eggs as the main ingredients. "
food substance item

Related Words

Illustration sugar

sugar noun

/ˈʃʊɡə(ɹ)/ /ˈʃʊɡɚ/

Sucrose in the form of small crystals, obtained from sugar cane or sugar beet and used to sweeten food and drink.

"My grandmother added a generous spoonful of sugar to her tea. "

Illustration main

main verb

/meɪn/

Short for mainline.

"The school's main water supply line is broken, so they're fixing it. "

Illustration cake

cake noun

/keɪk/

A rich, sweet dessert food, typically made of flour, sugar and eggs and baked in an oven, and often covered in icing.

"For dessert, my mom baked a delicious chocolate cake. "

Illustration eggs

eggs noun

/ɛɡz/

An approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, reptiles, insects and other animals, housing the embryo during its development.

"The hen laid three brown eggs in the nest this morning. "

Illustration lists

lists noun

/lɪsts/

A strip of fabric, especially from the edge of a piece of cloth.

"The tailor carefully cut away the lists from the edges of the new denim fabric before starting the sewing project. "

Illustration especially

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

(manner) In a special manner; specially.

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

Illustration food

food noun

/fuːd/ /fud/

Any solid substance that can be consumed by living organisms, especially by eating, in order to sustain life.

"The innkeeper brought them food and drink."

Illustration mixture

mixture noun

/ˈmɪkstʃə/ /ˈmɪkstʃɚ/

The act of mixing.

"The mixture of flour and water was carefully stirred to make the dough. "

Illustration recipe

recipe noun

/ˈɹɛs.ə.pi/

A formula for preparing or using a medicine; a prescription; also, a medicine prepared from such instructions.

"The doctor gave my grandmother a recipe for a cough syrup. "

Illustration substances

substances noun

/ˈsʌbstənsɪz/ /ˈsʌbstənzɪz/

Physical matter; material.

"The science class experimented with different substances to see how they reacted to heat. "

Illustration flour

flour noun

/ˈflaʊə/ /ˈflaʊɚ/

Powder obtained by grinding or milling cereal grains, especially wheat, or other foodstuffs such as soybeans and potatoes, and used to bake bread, cakes, and pastry.

"My grandmother used flour to make delicious cookies for the school bake sale. "

Illustration present

present noun

/pɹəˈzɛnt/ /ˈpɹɛzənt/ /pɹɪˈzɛnt/

The current moment or period of time.

"In the present, my focus is on finishing this project for work. "