ingredients

noun

plural of ingredient
as in factors
one of the parts that make up a whole one of the ingredients in the salad dressing is sugar

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Recent Examples of ingredients The formula is pH balanced and made with non-toxic, high-quality ingredients that make your leather last longer. — ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026 Supplementation to their diet is limited to no more than 25% of dry matter and permitted feed ingredients include hay, wheat, barley, oats and maize from the same region. — Vivian Song, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026 Today, John Moffitt is running a growing, successful business, raising a young daughter, savoring the good days when things run smoothly, working through the days when the wireless gives out, or ingredients run out before the customers do. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2026 If the copper is heavily tarnished, let the toothpaste’s active ingredients work on the patina for ten minutes or so before buffing. — Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2026 Sandwiches contain identical holes and repeating ingredients. — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026 The central problem is that a material’s performance does not depend on its chemical ingredients alone. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026 Meanwhile, prepare the sauce by combining all of the sauce ingredients in a medium saucepan. — Monti Carlo, AJC.com, 5 Sep. 2026 The rich flavor of the root complements the other ingredients. — Michiko Tomioka, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026
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  1. factors
  2. components
  3. members
  4. elements
Noun
  • This factors in the average prices for pay TV and NFL Sunday Ticket, plus the cheapest subscriptions for Netflix, Peacock and Prime.
    — Takashi Williams, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • But Seng said there are other factors this year even beyond the volatile situation in the Middle East that make future prices unpredictable.
    — Jeffrey Collins, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of factors
Noun
  • Together, these features provide dedicated cleaning support for bottles, pump components, and small accessories that can be difficult to address with a bottle brush alone.
    — Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Pump360™ for Irregular Pump Parts Breast pump components create a different challenge.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of components
Noun
  • Similarly, in the Beatles’ film A Hard Day’s Night (1964), which purports to depict two days in the life of the Fab Four at the height of Beatlemania, the band members are, of course, playing themselves.
    — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Sep. 2026
  • At the scene, officers saw the man walking along the bridge cables, and Emergency Services Unit members climbed onto the cables and tried to speak with him for almost an hour, Dowling said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of members
Noun
  • The shoe also covers a majority of the foot to protect from the elements, despite the open toe.
    — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Both art forms weave several different elements into a harmonious, thematic whole.
    — Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of elements

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