ingredient
n. countablen. one of the different foods you mix together to make a dish. It can also mean one of the parts needed to make a situation or activity successful.
n. a component part of a mixture, especially in a culinary context. Often used figuratively to describe a necessary element for achieving a specific result.
Flour is the main ingredient in this bread recipe.
She went to the market to buy fresh ingredients for the vegetable soup.
Trust is a vital ingredient in any long-term partnership, providing the foundation upon which all other shared values are built.
From Middle French ingredient, from Latin ingrediens, present participle of ingredior (“to go or enter into or onto”).
Commonly used with the preposition 'for' when referring to a recipe or 'in' when referring to a finished product.