ingredient
something that enters as an element into a mixture: Flour, eggs, and sugar are the main ingredients in the cake.
a constituent element of anything; component: the ingredients of political success.
Origin of ingredient
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On a blank canvas, they draw the skeletal structure of the molecular compounds they want to make, and the platform uses machine learning to predict the ingredients required and the order in which they should be mixed.
IBM has built a new drug-making lab entirely in the cloud | Karen Hao | August 28, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewTaken together, the evidence indicates Enceladus has both the raw ingredients for life and a potential energy source.
These Images Expose the Dark Side of the Solar System - Issue 89: The Dark Side | Corey S. Powell | August 26, 2020 | NautilusThat would help determine whether there are other materials in plasma that help fight the infection, or if antibodies are really the active ingredient.
COVID-19 plasma treatments may be safe, but we don’t know if they work | Tina Hesman Saey | August 25, 2020 | Science NewsThe problem at the heart of the Hubble tension is that the universe seems to be expanding significantly faster than expected based on its known ingredients.
The Hidden Magnetic Universe Begins to Come Into View | Natalie Wolchover | July 2, 2020 | Quanta MagazineMore than a century since its debut, representation theory has served as a key ingredient in many of the most important discoveries in mathematics.
The ‘Useless’ Perspective That Transformed Mathematics | Kevin Hartnett | June 9, 2020 | Quanta Magazine
The problem was that the FDA refused to approve any new ingredients for use in sunscreen, year after year.
Nazis, Sunscreen, and Sea Gull Eggs: Congress in 2014 Was Hella Productive | Ben Jacobs | December 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFold the parchment paper with the dry ingredients in half and pour into the stand mixer.
Make ‘The Chew’s’ Carla Hall’s Sticky Toffee Pudding | Carla Hall | December 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe tasteless bread was transformed into a sweet cake that included ingredients, such as dried fruit and marzipan.
One Cake to Rule Them All: How Stollen Stole Our Hearts | Molly Hannon | December 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBecause these ingredients are so new, we need new methodologies just to evaluate them.
Like the holiday of Christmas, it is a mix of German and American ingredients emulating the Kolsch beers of Köln.
Dinner at Nitehawk Cinema: ‘Christmas Vacation’ and a Beer in a Pear Tree | Rich Goldstein | December 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn addition to these, the quantities of sand and other less valuable ingredients are also stated.
Elements of Agricultural Chemistry | Thomas AndersonNext he went to the sideboard and brought forth the various ingredients for the toddy.
The Fifth String | John Philip SousaThese ingredients must be well worked up in a mortar, until thoroughly incorporated.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness | Florence HartleyHester suited the action to the words by weighing the ingredients and turning the butter into a bowl.
Those Dale Girls | Frank Weston CarruthThen followed various detailed suggestions, some of which dealt with ingredients and methods of cooking.
English Poor Law Policy | Sidney Webb
British Dictionary definitions for ingredient
/ (ɪnˈɡriːdɪənt) /
a component of a mixture, compound, etc, esp in cooking
Origin of ingredient
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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