the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. That which enters into a compound, or is a component part of any combination, recipe, or mixture; an element; a constituent.
adj. Entering as, or forming, an ingredient or component part.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Entering as a component part; constituent.
n. A person entering; an incomer.
n. That which enters into a compound, or is a component part of a compound or mixture; one of the elements of a combination or composition, as a dish, drink, or medicine.
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n. food that is a component of a mixture in cooking
n. a component of a mixture or compound
n. an abstract part of something
Word Usage
"Vorbeck Materials Corp., of Jessup, Md., makes a conductive ink for printed electronics whose main ingredient is graphene."