Textual thesaurus for "ingredient"

(noun) constituent, component, element, factor

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

(noun) fixings

food that is a component of a mixture in cooking

the recipe lists all the fixings for a salad